The Fall of the Wall

People living in east and west Germany are broadly positive about German reunification, according to a new poll from the Pew Global Attitudes Project. Younger people in both east and west are more positive than older ones. In the poll, 63 percent of those 29 and older living in the east say their lives are better off as a result of reunification. Only 16 percent in the poll said they were worse.

*Note: In 1991, people were asked if they approved or disapproved of reunification. In 2009, they were asked whether they had a positive or negative opinion of reunification.

Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project, August–September 2009.