The chart below shows the results of a European survey into young people's expectations for change in five different areas of life in the next 20 years. They were asked if they thought things would improve or get worse.

The bar chart illustrates the outcome of a survey about the opinions of young Europeans on whether or not there would be improvements in five distinct aspects of life in the following two decades.

Overall

, interpersonal communication was the only area that the majority of participants were positive about

while

the outlook for urban air

quality

was the most pessimistic. Regarding the anticipation towards how people communicate with each other, 54% of respondents believed there would be positive changes,

in contrast

to 46% who held the opposite view.

On the contrary

, the proportion of individuals anticipating adverse shifts in food

quality

slightly outweighed those with positive expectations, at 51% versus 49%. Concerning the

quality

of water, three-fifths of young participants predicted a deterioration, compared to the 40% who foresaw improvements. The pattern was fairly similar for health, with respective figures being 58% and 42%. Meanwhile, only a minority of individuals, 23%, answered that urban air

quality

would see an enhancement.