{"id":1202,"date":"2018-12-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:49:31","slug":"research-news-281-39-jg-27-12-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stiftungfuerzukunftsfragen.de\/en\/forschung-aktuell-281-39-jg-27-12-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The big questions of life: pension provision, environmental protection and peace\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>What questions do German citizens have about life? The non-profit BAT Foundation for Future Studies investigated this question in its latest survey. More than 2,000 German citizens aged 14 and over were asked in face-to-face interviews which questions about life they would like to have answered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1 align=\"left\">Greatest interest in their own future<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Concrete, current challenges facing our society reflect the most pressing issues facing the German population. More than anything else, people are most interested in pension provision. The middle generation (aged 35-54) in particular would like to know whether their own pension is secure and whether they will be able to afford adequate care and support in old age. This topic is (still) much less relevant for the generation under 35.<\/p>\n<p>The global issues of wars and conflicts, sustainability and environmental protection play a major role in every phase of life. The population is interested in whether the earth will one day be so destroyed that it will no longer be possible to live on it.<\/p>\n<p>For the Scientific Director of the BAT Foundation for Future Studies, Professor Dr Ulrich Reinhardt, the survey reveals two key findings. <em>\"Firstly, the issue of security is of central importance to the majority of Germans. Many fear poverty in old age, war and climate change. 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<tr><td>Does extraterrestrial life exist?<\/td><td>40<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Why do poverty, suffering, and injustice exist?<\/td><td>38<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Will I have a happy partnership\/marriage?<\/td><td>37<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>What is the meaning of life?<\/td><td>36<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Will I be successful in life and overcome challenges?<\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Do heaven and hell exist?<\/td><td>28<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Will I have children\/grandchildren?<\/td><td>28<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>Will I be wealthy?<\/td><td>19<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>When will I die?<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr>\n    <tr><td>How can I become a better person?<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/details><div class=\"sfz-chart-download\"><span>Download chart:<\/span><a class=\"sfz-chart-dl-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stiftungfuerzukunftsfragen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sfz-charts\/alt-2018-forschung-aktuell-281-worauf-die-deutschen-gern-antworten-haetten\/chart.png\" download=\"sfz-chart-alt-2018-forschung-aktuell-281-worauf-die-deutschen-gern-antworten-haetten.png\">PNG<\/a><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h1 align=\"left\">Nothing interests the young generation more than the topic of marriage<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Having grown up with Facebook, Google and Tinder, the young generation (14-34 years) longs for stability and reliability in a committed relationship. Therefore, the most frequently asked question is also about a happy marriage or partnership (60%). The topic of children (40%) is also very important to them, as many young people do not want to do without them and wonder whether they will become parents themselves one day. They also show above-average interest in personally relevant questions, such as whether they will be successful and overcome challenges (50%), whether they are on the right path (55%) or whether they will achieve prosperity (36%).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1 align=\"left\">UFOs, coincidence and the meaning of life<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>People are more interested in whether extraterrestrial life exists than the time of their own death or the question of whether heaven and hell exist. Many would also like to know whether everything in life is predetermined or whether there are coincidences after all.  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