In a survey of parents and the public, the following percentages of respondents said they agreed with these statements.
| Too many of today’s youngsters fail to appreciate how good this country is. | 91% | |
| The United States is a better country than most other countries in the world. | 90 | |
| Too many Americans are materialistic and care too much about buying things. | 90 | |
| There’s too much attention paid these days to what separates different ethnic and racial groups and not enough to what they have in common. | 89 | |
| The government sometimes lies to the public about what is really going on. | 89 | |
| Minorities often get treated unfairly in this country. | 70 | |
| Most of today’s immigrants come to the United States to settle and become loyal Americans. | 62 | |
| The United States has done a lot of morally wrong things to other countries. | 48 | |
| It is harder to raise kids in America than in other countries. | 30 | |
“A Lot To Be Thankful For: What Parents Want Children To Learn About America” is available for $10 from Public Agenda at (212) 686-6610. It can also be ordered via the World Wide Web at: www.publicagenda.org.
SOURCE: Public Agenda.
