# Four-in-ten Americans expect the next decade to be better than the last

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> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted July 14 to 24, 2025, 41% of Americans said the next 10 years of their life will be better than the last 10 years.

About three-in-ten said the next decade will be about the same (32%), and 28% said it will be worse.

## Topline

Generally speaking, do you think the next 10 years of your life will be better or worse than the last 10 years of your life have been?

41% of Americans expect the next decade to be better than the last.

- The next 10 years will be better: 40.5%
- The next 10 years will be about the same: 31.8%
- The next 10 years will be worse: 27.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-07-14 → 2025-07-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.1%
- Module: EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#outlook-on-future-better-or-worse-than-the-past-decade](https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#outlook-on-future-better-or-worse-than-the-past-decade)

## Citation

EPOVB Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-059, fielded July 14-24, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#outlook-on-future-better-or-worse-than-the-past-decade](https://verasight-epovb.tiiny.co#outlook-on-future-better-or-worse-than-the-past-decade)