"Pew Research asked U.S. adults if certain behaviors in public, such as cursing or smoking, were acceptable. The above are the results for four age groups. For every behavior, the percentage of people who said it was rarely or never acceptable increased with age. Television and movies (and my own experiences) would tell you that sounds about right, but for some reason the clear trend surprised me. A quiz with the behaviors lets you get in on the action to see how crotchety you are."
"At least we all mostly agree that taking a photo without permission is not acceptable. Now about all that public surveillance."
Pew Research surveyed U.S. adults about the acceptability of certain public behaviors, including examples like cursing, smoking, and taking photos without permission. Results are shown for four age groups and indicate that for every behavior, the percentage saying it was rarely or never acceptable rises with age. Popular media and anecdotal experience align with older adults being less tolerant, yet the uniform strength of the trend across behaviors was notable. An interactive quiz lets individuals compare their own tolerance to the surveyed responses. There is broad agreement that unauthorized photography in public is unacceptable, raising privacy and surveillance concerns.
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