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Survey data revealed some statistically significant differences in the attitudes of younger Americans toward economic and national security, along with some notable continuities with the views of older Americans.

• In general, younger people reported being more worried about economic security and less worried about national security than older Americans.
• They were also less likely than older Americans to report that living in a democracy is very important to them.
• Millennials were the age group least concerned about illegal immigration, the federal budget deficit, or increasing the size of the U.S. Armed Forces as security issues.
• They were also less concerned than their elders about protecting the United States against terrorist attack or halting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).