| A national Washington Post-Ipsos poll of teens ages 14 to 18 finds most are hopeful about what lies ahead, but don't view the current moment so favorably. Fifty-one percent say that now is a bad time to be growing up, compared with 31 percent who answered that way 16 years ago. Majorities of teens view political divisions, racial discrimination, the cost of health care and gun violence as major threats to their generation. But even so, 9 in 10 say they are very or fairly likely to achieve a good standard of living as an adult, while nearly half still believe their opportunities to succeed in life are better than their parents' were. | 
