This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted among adult Americans in 2016 on whether they believe that people are more rude nowadays than they were some decades ago. During the survey, 74 percent of respondents said they believe people are more rude than they were 20 or 30 years ago.
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AP-NORC. (April 1, 2016). Compared to 20 or 30 years ago, do you think people are more rude, less rude, or about the same? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/539628/rudeness-survey-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Compared to 20 or 30 years ago, do you think people are more rude, less rude, or about the same?." Chart. April 1, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/539628/rudeness-survey-united-states/
AP-NORC. (2016). Compared to 20 or 30 years ago, do you think people are more rude, less rude, or about the same?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/539628/rudeness-survey-united-states/
AP-NORC. "Compared to 20 or 30 Years Ago, Do You Think People Are More Rude, Less Rude, or about The Same?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Apr 2016, /statistics/539628/rudeness-survey-united-states/
AP-NORC, Compared to 20 or 30 years ago, do you think people are more rude, less rude, or about the same? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/539628/rudeness-survey-united-states/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Compared to 20 or 30 years ago, do you think people are more rude, less rude, or about the same? [Graph], AP-NORC, April 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/539628/rudeness-survey-united-states/
