In his NY Times op-ed column "Young People's Priorities" (here), Charles M. Blow presents the following chart based on data from the "Survey of Young Americans'Sttitude Toward Politics and Public Service" by Harvard University's Institute of Politics (here):
"Young" in the context of this survey means 18 to 29 years old.
Note the foreign affairs question "Countering China's rising influence."
And from page 11 of the survey report:
Millennials Prefer Multilateral Solutions to International Conflict by a Wide Margin
In 2002, CBS News and the New York Times crafted a survey question asking Americans: Which of the following statements comes closer to your point of view -- the United States should take the lead in solving international crises and conflicts, or the United States should let other countries and the United Nations take the lead in solving international crises and conflicts? Nearly 10 years ago in 2002, 46 percent of Americans indicated that they would prefer the U.S. to take the lead; in 2006, the number dropped to 31 percent.
As we have asked this question over the years to Millennials, our findings have consistently shown by wide margins that 18- to 29- year olds strongly prefer the United Nations and other countries take the lead in solving international crises and conflicts. This year’s results offer the same, consistent finding. In fact, it is one of a few questions in our poll where there is no significant difference between Democrats and Republicans -- it is a unifying issue: 76 percent of Democrats, 74 percent of Republicans and 75 percent of Independents agree that United States should let other countries and the United Nations take the lead in solving international crises and conflicts. One-quarter (25%) believe that the United States should take the lead.
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