What do the survey results mean?

A man makes it rich in music or Hollywood and he says “I am living the Dream!”

A man sits on the beach on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon when a friend sees him and asks how he is doing and he says “I am living the Dream!”

What really is the American Dream? Has the American Dream definition shifted from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness to financial opportunity? Have Americans become more materialistic and shallow? Or was the American Dream always financial opportunity?

Who really believes in the American Dream, and does it really mean different things to different people?

A Pond in New Hampshire