Who are the Freudians?--2

Dreams often reflect unconscious desires



         Yes  No  Not sure
18-29    63%  31%    6%
30-49    48%  38%   14%
50-64    39%  44%   17%
65+      26%  42%   33%



Children under four have sexual thoughts



         Yes  No   Not sure



18-29    22%  74%    4%
30-49    11%  77%   12%
50-64    12%  75%   12%
65+       9%  78%   13%





Main reason for psychological problems

         Parents   Own fault   Luck   Other   Don't Know



18-29    41%        22%         8%     18%     11%
30-49    29%        18%        19%     20%     15%     
50-64    21%        21%        14%     25%     20%
65+      20%        25%        11%     14%     29%



Younger people are more likely to favor the "Freudian" on all three questions.  Any time there are age differences in a survey taken at one point in time, they could be the result of either lasting generational differences or views that change with age, or some combination.  I can't think of any plausible reason that views about dreams should change with age.  On the last question, I think at least some of the differences reflect changes with age.  It seems reasonable that younger people would think that relations with parents have more impact on life, for good or bad. Still, these results suggest that "Freudian" ideas are still slowly gaining support in the general public, even as Freud has lost some standing among intellectuals.