Generation X - Research and data from Pew Research Center Gen X rebounds as the only generation to recover the wealth lost after the housing crash Generation Xers were hit particularly hard in the recession Yet Gen Xers are the only generation of households to recover the wealth they lost in the downturn
Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins - Pew Research Center Generation X grew up as the computer revolution was taking hold, and Millennials came of age during the internet explosion In this progression, what is unique for Generation Z is that all of the above have been part of their lives from the start The iPhone launched in 2007, when the oldest Gen Zers were 10
Generation X: America’s neglected ‘middle child’ Gen Xers have also gotten the short end of basic generational arithmetic Due partly to their parents’ relatively low fertility rates, there are fewer of them (65 million) than Boomers (77 million) or Millennials (an estimated 83 million assuming a roughly 20-year age span and including those who have yet to reach adulthood)
Generations - Research and data from Pew Research Center On social media, Gen Z and Millennial adults interact more with climate change content than older generations Among U S social media users, 45% of Gen Z adults have interacted with content that focuses on the need for action on climate change
What We Know About Gen Z So Far | Pew Research Center In their views on race, Gen Z Republicans are more likely than older generations of Republicans to say blacks are treated less fairly than whites in the U S today Fully 43% of Republican Gen Zers say this, compared with 30% of Millennial Republicans and roughly two-in-ten Gen X, Boomer and Silent Generation Republicans
Age, generation and party identification of registered voters | Pew . . . Today, age is strongly associated with partisanship – and this pattern has been in place for more than a decade The Democratic Party holds a substantial edge among younger voters, while the Republican Party has the advantage among the oldest groups Neither party has a significant edge over the
Which generations have the most members in the 117th Congress? | Pew . . . That brings Gen X’s share of the House to 33% (144 members, little changed since the last Congress) Though there were only minor shifts in the age demographics from the 116th House of Representatives to the 117th, the shares of Baby Boomer (born 1946 to 1964) and Silent Generation (born 1928 to 1945) members have continued to decrease in the
Millennials don’t switch jobs any more than Gen Xers did The Gen X workforce back in 2000 had significantly lower levels of educational attainment: 31% of male 25- to 35-year-old workers had finished college, as had only 34% of female workers These college-educated Millennials are sticking with their jobs longer than their Gen X counterparts
5 tips to remember when you hear about Gen Z, Millennials, Boomers and . . . It’s wise to think of terms like Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X and Baby Boomer as general reference points instead of scientific facts At Pew Research Center, we’ll continue to use these and other labels to help our readers navigate a changing world But we’ll do so sparingly – and only when the data supports the use of the generational lens