Kids in China were more interested in space than kids in the UK and the US. So, what do you want to be when you grow up?
At least in the United States and the United Kingdom, where kids are three times more inclined to aspire to be social media influencers than to fly into space, becoming an astronaut seems to have lost some of its allure.
However, Statista's Anna Fleck writes that in China, the opposite is true, with more than half (56 percent) of 8 to 12-year-olds indicating that they would very much like to become an astronaut when they grow into adults and only 18 percent an influencer. This could be a foreshadowing of future hegemonic trends in China.
As part of a 2019 survey by The Harris Poll and Lego Group, over 3,000 kids were asked which career they are most attracted to, including influencer/YouTuber, astronaut, teacher, professional athlete, and musician. The responses are shown in the accompanying chart. They had a maximum of three possibilities.
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