Table 1.

Top 5 most pressing concerns facing the world’s future according to young adults

Global	Australia	United States
1. Corruption	1. Global climate change	1. Corruption
2. Global climate change	2. Corruption	2. Racism
3. Pollution	3. Pollution	3. Global climate change
4. Extreme poverty	4. Extreme poverty	4. Healthcare
5. Racism	5. Racism	5. Education

Source Barna (2019 , p. 34)

The survey, conducted online, including on mobile devices, between December 4, 2018 and February 15, 2019, represents 15,369 young adults worldwide, including 1,676 in Australia and 2,000 in the United States. Globally, the male to female ratio of respondents was 51% to 49%. At the time of publication, the Barna data was not available on a disaggregated basis that might address differentials in race or ethnic background, socio-economic status, or educational achievement