AdvertisementIs Life Better Now Than 50 Years Ago? The Answer May Depend On The EconomyDecember 05, 2017Ashley WestermanfacebookEmailPeople eat at a noodle stall at the Han Market in the central Vietnamese city of Danang in November. Vietnamese respondents to the Pew Research Center survey overwhelmingly said life is better than it was 50 years ago. (AFP/Getty Images)