The American dream

What is the American dream for the average person today?

Note: These numbers are from 2009 and may not show exactly how things are today.

One could think that the American dream is something that doesn’t fit with reality, different articles and examinations has shown something quite different: About 45% of Americans say they have achieved their dream, 31% think they are going to achieve it within their lifetime and 20% has given up on their dream. This is actually an increase from 4 years earlier (2005), where fewer thought they were going to achieve it.

It is said that in hard times, people tend to cling harder to their dreams; often those dreams also turn into more abstract goals rather than material.

Therefore, if anyone wonders if people still believe in the American dream, the answer is yes. Even though the definition of what the dream is has changed greatly.