Richard Wike: Attitudes Research and Today Children

richard wike: The survey, conducted by Pew Research Center, asked respondents all over the world whether today children will grow up to be better or worse off than their parents, according to CNN. It an interesting pattern globally, said Richard Wike, the Director of Global Attitudes Research at Pew Research Center, It more the developing and emerging nations where you see more optimism, and that true of what we see in Africa too. Key areas of optimism include the economy, education and health care, according to a recent Global Attitudes survey measuring public opinion in these three African nations. Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa were the only African countries surveyed as they are, according to Wike, the most politically and economically signification nations in the region . Read More In the three countries large majorities believe the economic future will improve in the near future. However this optimism is not blind, instead it correlates with each country recent development. The survey revealed Nigerians as the most optimistic, with 86% expecting their economic situation to improve in the next year, compared to approximately 60% of South Africans and Kenyans. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.