---
"title": "Say U.S. Lives Worth More Than Others’"
"description": "That's the percentage of Americans who completely or mostly agree that American lives are worth more than the lives of people in other countries."
"date": "2007-05-21"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Russell Heimlich"
    "job_title": "Former web developer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2007/05/21/say-u-s-lives-worth-more-than-others/"
---

# Say U.S. Lives Worth More Than Others’

Nearly a quarter of American adults (23%) say they mostly (14%) or completely (9%) agree that American lives are worth more than the lives of people in other countries according to the most recent Pew Social Values Survey; those most likely to take this view include white men (30%), persons ages 18-29 (29%) and self-identified conservative Republicans (28%). [Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/434/trends-in-political-values-and-core-attitudes-1987-2007)