Age & Generations

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When we have the data to study groups of similarly aged people over time, we won’t always default to using the standard generational definitions and labels, like Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers.

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reportMar 15, 2012

The Boomerang Generation

If there’s supposed to be a stigma attached to living with mom and dad through one’s late twenties or early thirties, today’s “boomerang generation” didn’t get that memo.
reportFeb 29, 2012

Millennials will benefit and suffer due to their hyperconnected lives

A Pew Internet/Elon University survey reveals experts’ hopes and fears about the hyperconnected generation, from their ability to juggle many tasks to their thirst for instant gratification and lack of patience.
presentationFeb 18, 2012

Speaking the language of the next generation

How the Millennials Generation consumes, produces, and shares information
short readsFeb 16, 2012

Most Younger Workers Prefer Job Security to High Pay

If asked to choose between a job with higher pay and one with more security, 56% of employed young adults would pick the position with more job security.
reportFeb 9, 2012

Young, Underemployed and Optimistic

Young adults hit hard by the recession. A plurality of the public believes young adults, rather than middle-aged or older adults, are having the toughest time in today’s economy.
presentationDec 13, 2011

Kids, Privacy and Online Drama

Amanda Lenhart, danah boyd, and Alice Marwick will discuss the ways young people interact online, how they manage their privacy, and common misconceptions of adults when it comes to cyberbullying.
presentationDec 5, 2011

Teens, Social Network Sites & Mobile Phones: What the research is telling us (Slides)

Senior Research Specialist Mary Madden’s presentation on teens, social networking sites, and cell phones, prepared for the Consortium for School Networking meeting.
short readsDec 2, 2011

The Generations and Politics: Who Was Our Best President?

Despite their young age during his presidency, nearly half (48%) of Millennials say that Bill Clinton did the best job of any president in their lifetime.
short readsDec 2, 2011

The Rising Age Gap in Economic Well-Being

After narrowing during the 1980s, the gap in economic well-being between Americans under 35 and those over 65 has widened. About one-fifth (22%) of householders under 35 lives in poverty, compared to just 11% of householders over 65.
short readsNov 18, 2011

Generational Divide Over American Exceptionalism

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of the over-65 Silent generation believe that the U.S. is the greatest country in the world; just 32% of Millennials share this view.

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How Pew Research Center will report on generations moving forward

Most U.S. presidents have been in their 50s at inauguration

Dating at 50 and up: Older Americans’ experiences with online dating

A record-high share of 40-year-olds in the U.S. have never been married

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Speaking the language of the next generation

Most Younger Workers Prefer Job Security to High Pay

The Generations and Politics: Who Was Our Best President?

The Rising Age Gap in Economic Well-Being

Generational Divide Over American Exceptionalism

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