Do Americans really expect 2022 to be a better year? [REPORT]

Global survey finds U.S. public glad to leave 2021 behind, but wary of inflation, extreme weather, and cyberattacks; Americans not as optimistic as citizens from many other countries

A new Ipsos survey finds that, on average, 77% of adults across 33 countries are optimistic that 2022 will be a better year for them than 2021, including 71% of Americans. Indeed, many in the United States and throughout the world look at 2021 as having been “a bad year.” However, stated optimism about next year may just be reflexive as Americans and citizens of many other countries surveyed also expect 2022 to be marked by prices rising faster than incomes and by extreme weather.

Although Americans have the reputation of being eternal optimists, they are warier than citizens from other countries about what 2022 has in store. Americans are not as optimistic about 2022 as they were about 2021 a year ago and they are among those most prone to predicting that a host of unfortunate developments will happen next year.

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