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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Gaya Gupta

Most Americans view rising living costs as biggest barrier to a better life, survey finds

a person standing in a grocery store aisle
Groceries and food costs in particular are causing financial distress, with 90% of survey respondents listing it as their top cost-of-living concern. Photograph: Jeff Greenberg/Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Americans may seem increasingly divided on beliefs and values, but in a new survey of more than 30,000 adults from across the country spanning generations and economic classes, a majority of Americans agree there’s a significant barrier to achieving a better life: the rising cost of living.

When asked to describe what a better life in three to five years would look like, 60% of Americans said they wanted greater financial security, according to a survey that was conducted by the McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility and the WK Kellogg Foundation in mid-April.

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