Millennials Support Ground War in Syria but do not want to Serve in the Military

More millennials are now willing to send troops to fight the Islamic State, which is also known as ISIS, but are not very interested in joining the military themselves, a new survey found.

In the Harvard Institute of Politics survey, which reached 2,011 Americans in the 18 to 29 age group, the researchers found that prior to the Nov. 13 attack on Paris, about the same percentage of people, at around 48 percent, would and would not support a ground war to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

After the attacks, which resulted in 130 deaths, 60 percent of Americans in this age group stated that they would back a ground war while 40 percent were still opposed to it. Despite the fact that the majority of people would support the ground war, only 16 percent stated that they were either in the military or would strongly consider joining.

In terms of political backgrounds, 11 percent of Democrats were either serving or would consider serving. For Republicans, that rate was more than doubled at 24 percent.

"I'm reminded of the significant degree of distrust that this generation has about all things related to government," said Harvard IOP Polling Director John Della Volpe reported by NPR. "And I believe if young people had a better relationship with government ... they'd be more open to serving."

Other findings from the survey included:

-A decline in GOP support in Hispanics, a group that many candidates noted is vital.

-The two heavy favorites for young adults who are likely to vote Republican are Donald Trump (22 percent) and Ben Carson (20 percent). For those who are more likely to vote Democrat, there was an increase support for Bernie Sanders at 41 percent. Hilary Clinton was behind at 35 percent.

-Overall, 56 percent stated that they wanted to see a Democrat in office next year, whereas 36 percent wanted

-51 percent stated that the most important trait in a president was integrity.

-Political engagement, which ranges from attending rallies to donating to campaigns, fell from 25 percent to 20 percent over the time span of four years.

-43 percent of Americans, the majority being Republicans, supported building a wall to separate the U.S. and Mexico.

-49 percent believes that the American dream is dead.

"For 15 years, the IOP has polled Millennials, the largest generation in U.S. history," said Harvard Institute of Politics Director Maggie Williams said in a statement reported by TIME. "Our fall poll shows they are deeply divided about who should lead America, focused on candidate integrity and split over whether the American Dream is alive or not."

The survey was conducted mainly from October 20 to November 9 with the help of GfK's online KnowledgePanel. A few questions were asked again after the Paris attacks.

For more information on the survey report, click here.