Written by Christine Cooke Fairbanks
December 12, 2023
What is the success sequence? Research shows that: 97% of young people who graduate from high school, work full time, and wait until marriage to have children do not experience poverty in adulthood.
Likely voters in Utah were asked about each individual pillar of the success sequence to gauge attitudes about its importance as a step toward a successful and happy life. They were also asked about their feelings toward the three steps being packaged together as a cohesive framework to help young people avoid poverty in adulthood. The following breakouts show responses by issue and a number of sub-demographics in the overall likely voter sample.
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