| United States | | |
% of those who are proud of their country in its social security system | 52.4% (2013) [13/26countries] | | |
% of those who think that the social benefits in their country make people lazy | 51.0% (2017) [10/21countries] | | |
% of those who would like to see more government spending in old age pensions | 61.7% (2016) [15/25countries] | | |
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a decent standard of living for the old | 88.3% (2016) [23/25countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government should primarily provide care for older people | 57.3% (2017) [18/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that private companies should primarily provide care for older people | 8.6% (2017) [5/21countries] | | |
% of those who think that family, relatives or friends should primarily provide care for older people | 25.3% (2017) [3/21countries] | | |
% of those who think "government agencies should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people | 16.5% (2012) [26/27countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government/public funds should primarily cover the costs of the help to elderly people | 45.9% (2012) [25/27countries] | | |
% of those who think that 1-6 months of paid parental leave is necessary | 62.4% (2012) [2/27countries] | | |
% of those who think that 7-12 months of paid parental leave is necessary | 13.1% (2012) [23/27countries] | | |
% of those who think that 13-36 months of paid parental leave is necessary | 2.3% (2012) [27/27countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government should pay for parental leave | 7.1% (2012) [27/27countries] | | |
% of those who think that the employer should pay for parental leave | 37.0% (2012) [1/27countries] | | |
% of those who think that both the government and the employer should pay for parental leave | 50.4% (2012) [12/27countries] | | |
% of those who think the employers should primarily cover the costs of childcare for children under school age | 6.7% (2012) [3/27countries] | | |
% of those who think the family itself should primarily cover the costs of childcare for children under school age | 77.9% (2012) [1/27countries] | | |
% of those who think the government/public funds should primarily cover the costs of childcare for children under school age | 15.4% (2012) [27/27countries] | | |
% of those who think government agencies should primarily provide childcare for children under school age | 7.8% (2012) [26/27countries] | | |
% of those who think that poverty is the most important issue for their country | 2.7% (2010) [23/25countries] | | |
% of those who think that the government should spend less on benefits for the poor | 18.0% (2009) [7/28countries] | | |
% of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing decent housing for those who can't afford it | 76.5% (2016) [16/25countries] | | |
Extent to which people think that it is important, in order to be a good citizen, to help people in the country who are worse off than themselves | 5.89 (2014) [5/26countries] | | |