A RECENT SURVEY OF U-S COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOWS GROWING DISSATISFACTION WITH NATIONAL LEADERS. THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED BY HART RESEARCH AND COMMISSIONED BY THE PANETTA INSTITUTE, FOUND THAT ONLY 39 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS ARE SATISFIED WITH THE COUNTRY’S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DROP FROM THE 73 PERCENT THAT WERE SATISFIED AT THE START OF THE 2009. ADDITIONALLY, THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS BELIEVE THEIR GENERATION WILL FACE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AND ARE LESS CONCERNED ABOUT THREATS INTERNATIONALLY.
EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE SAMPLE VIA PHONE INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE SURVEYS. THE MARGIN OF ERROR IS PLUS OR MINUS 3 POINT FIVE PERCENT.
