Many posts have discussed the impact of 9/11.
Millennials and Gen Xers are more likely than other generations to report permanent changes to their lives, according to combined data from the 2021 and 2026 polls. Those generations of U.S. adults would have been between the ages of 5 and 36 when 9/11 occurred, ranging from children just beginning school to younger adults.
There are significant differences in responses to this question by race/ethnicity, with 51% of Hispanic adults, more than any other major subgroup, saying they have changed the way they live. That compares with 35% of Black adults and 22% of White adults.
Additionally, 40% of religious Americans, those who attend services every week, say they have altered their way of life, compared with 22% of those who seldom or never attend.
There are modest but not statistically meaningful differences by gender and party identification. People who live in urban, suburban and rural areas also do not differ, nor do Americans living in different regions of the country.
One possible reason for the result among Hispanics:support for restrictive immigration policy spiked after 9/11.
