Is the American Dream still alive today?
Whether a person grew up in a crowded tenement building, at the end of a dusty road in farm country, or traveled over land and sea to get there, the promise of America was always a better life for its striving workers — and especially their children. That was the dream.
Today there is widespread skepticism among the public that the American Dream — however they personally define it — is still possible. For many, the notion that hard work can reliably lift people up and that the next generation will be financially better off is simply a relic of the past. But what's the reality? Take our quiz and test your knowledge of the facts.
✓ Check Yourself The Post partnered with Gapminder, a Swedish nonprofit, to survey 600 people ages 18 to 65. The sample was balanced to reflect U.S. demography.
1 of 5 In the U.S. in 1970, around 90% of 30-year-olds earned more money than their parents had at about the same age. What is that number for the 30-year-olds of today?
Around 30%
Around 50%
Around 70%
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2 of 5 Around 40% of Black children born into poverty in the U.S. in 1978 remained in poverty as adults. What was this number for Black adults born in 1992?
Around 30%
Around 50%
Around 70%
3 of 5 What factor do researchers think is the top predictor of whether a person who is born into a low-income family becomes middle class in the U.S.?
Working close to home
Having high-income friends
More available jobs Two chairs in Hawthorne — a quiet, suburban-feeling neighborhood that sits north of Friendship Heights and Chevy Chase — on June 21, 2019, in D.C. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
4 of 5 What share of adults under 50 in the U.S. say they have either achieved the American Dream or on their way to achieving it?
Around 25%
Around 45%
Around 65%
5 of 5 Where in the U.S. are children born into poor families more likely to be upwardly mobile and earn more than their parents as adults?
Northeast (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania)
Midwest (Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska)
Pacific West (California, Oregon, Washington) 0 of 5
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