Your Childhood Dreams

1.

Would you say you fulfilled your childhood dreams?

Yes

20%

420 votes

No

55%

1162 votes

Undecided

16%

339 votes

Not Applicable

9%

179 votes

2.

According to the survey a sixth of Americans wanted to be a doctor. Other top "grown-up" jobs they wanted as children included being a teacher, a veterinarian, a musician and a movie star. Did you want to be any of these while growing up?

Doctor

8%

162 votes

Teacher

15%

321 votes

Veterinarian

9%

195 votes

Musican

7%

155 votes

Movie star

5%

103 votes

Not Applicable

55%

1164 votes

3.

The survey also found that 82% of those who did not fulfill their childhood dreams are not pursuing them at all in their adulthood. Have you ever considered following your childhood dreams now as an adult?

I already am!

13%

267 votes

Yes, I've thought about and it took/am taking steps to fulfil the dream

7%

139 votes

Yes, I've thought about it but won't be taking any steps towards it

14%

298 votes

No, once I became an adult, I changed my mind on what I wanted to do

44%

928 votes

I never had any childhood dreams

19%

395 votes

Other (please specify)

3%

73 votes

4.

The age in which reality started to sink in for Americans was 15 years old – when they got their first jobs ever — with mowing lawns top of the list for men (15%) and babysitting top of the list for women (25%). Was either of these your first job?

Mowing lawns

10%

202 votes

Babysitting

43%

895 votes

Other (please specify)

14%

299 votes

Not Applicable

34%

704 votes