This statistic shows the results of a 2011 survey among American adults on what version of their life story they would tell their own kids. Some 49 percent of respondents said they would share the full and unabridged version of their life story with their kids.
What version of your life story would you share with your kids? (2011)
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Vanity Fair. (January 10, 2012). What version of your life story would you share with your kids? (2011) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243202/survey-on-what-americans-would-tell-their-kids-about-their-own-past/
Vanity Fair. "What version of your life story would you share with your kids? (2011)." Chart. January 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243202/survey-on-what-americans-would-tell-their-kids-about-their-own-past/
Vanity Fair. (2012). What version of your life story would you share with your kids? (2011). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243202/survey-on-what-americans-would-tell-their-kids-about-their-own-past/
Vanity Fair. "What Version of Your Life Story Would You Share with Your Kids? (2011)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243202/survey-on-what-americans-would-tell-their-kids-about-their-own-past/
Vanity Fair, What version of your life story would you share with your kids? (2011) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243202/survey-on-what-americans-would-tell-their-kids-about-their-own-past/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
What version of your life story would you share with your kids? (2011) [Graph], Vanity Fair, January 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243202/survey-on-what-americans-would-tell-their-kids-about-their-own-past/