The bar chart represents the results of a survey of 1000 adolescents in five different countries: The US, UK, Mexico, Japan and Egypt. They were asked about their opinion on what age some rights and responsibilities should be granted for young people. The survey included 3 aspects of adulthood: marriage, voting and criminal responsibility.
Overall, the answers differed depending on the country. There were just a couple of similarities. For example, respondents from The US and the UK answered that 18 years old is the age when young people could be married. Also, adolescents in Mexico and The UK agreed that voting rights should be granted at the age of 16, and 15 is the appropriate age to be completely responsible for crime.
Adolescents from Japan reported that young people should be allowed to get married as they turn 22, in contrast to other countries, where people normalised younger age for that. For instance, people in Mexico and Egypt both responded that it is normal to get married at 16.
Another significant gap between responses is between the ages people consider to be normal to take responsibility for a crime in a court of law. Respondents from the US chose 12 years old, which is the ‘lowest’ result of this survey, while adolescents in Japan responded 18.