Gen Xers and Boomers are more
likely than Millennials to judge a date negatively if their phone has a cracked screen and they're 86 % more likely to negatively judge a man for having a cracked screen over a woman.
Boomers and seniors are 85 percent more likely than Gen Xers to have $ 300,000 or more in retirement accounts and 4.6 times more
likely than millennials to have saved this amount.
But Gen Xers (84 %) and Boomers (89 %) are significantly more
likely than Millennials (62 %) to say they already have seen a payoff.
They're even more
likely than millennials to generate side income through DIY digital projects, and they're unlikely to see the justice in being penalized for this outside work.
Interestingly, even though Gen X leaders aren't advancing as quickly as they would like, they're less
likely than Millennials to change companies or leave in the near future.
Gen Xers were also more
likely than millennials to pull their phones out at the dinner table.
In fact, boomers are more
likely than millennials to visit consumer websites and use them as primary sources for shopping research.
They were also more
likely than millennials to stay on their phones at the dinner table and spend more time on every type of device — phone, computer, or tablet.
The study found that freelancers age 35 and up are actually less
likely than their millennial counterparts to return to full - time employment, and more than half of freelancers in this more veteran age bracket report satisfaction with their work - life balance.
They are more than five times more
likely than millennial investors to own shares of Southern Co., an electric utility company, and about five times more likely to own shares of Honeywell, Duke Energy, Merck and Mondelez, a multinational food and beverage conglomerate.
Not exact matches
Although the members of Generation X polled feel they are closer to their desired job level
than millennials, the former are also more
likely to believe they will be unable to attain their career goal:
Research from The Boston Consulting Group found that the guys are not alone in how they spend on takeout:
Millennials (ages 16 to 34) eat out 3.4 times per week and are more
likely than other groups to get food to go and eat with friends.
Eighty - six percent of employed
millennial college graduates are more
likely than those with a high school diploma or less to say they have found a «career.»
But
Millennials are much more
likely than older entrepreneurs to place value on other perks.
Inquisitive
millennials are more
likely to Google the answers to nagging questions rather
than asking a human for help, according to results from a new survey.
Millennials are 19 percent more
likely than their baby boomer peers to use productivity apps.
A new study finds that
millennials are more
likely than baby boomers to give based on their emotions rather
than a strategic plan.
According to a new report from StreetEast,
millennials are more
likely than any other generation to exceed their budget when it comes to N.Y.C. housing.
Millennials, in particular — who are less
likely to be married, less
likely to belong to organized religion, and less
likely to join outside organizations
than previous generations — increasingly look to employers to give their lives purpose, meaning, and a moral anchor.
Business Insider previously reported that
millennials were more
likely than older generations to discuss their salary with coworkers, family, and friends.
Millennial parents, a group The New York Times labeled «parennials,» are less
likely to turn to friends and family for advice
than older generations.
Millennials are more
likely than Gen X'ers and Baby Boomers to say it matters if American businesses give back to society, according to a new poll conducted by Morning Consult for Fortune.
As far as investing is concerned, UBS found in a study that
Millennials were more
likely to self - identify as conservative investors
than their Baby Boomer or Generation X peers, even though they had the longest time window to retirement.
«And
millennials, a generation known for switching jobs often, are more
than 25 times more
likely to say they plan to stick around when they feel they have a great place to work,» he writes.
Indeed,
Millennial women are twice as
likely to be active investors and twice as
likely to take on high - risk investments
than Baby Boomer women.
That doesn't mean supervisors have to implement every idea a
millennial worker suggests, but giving these younger workers a voice — rather
than making them wait years to «pay their dues» to be heard — will increase engagement and make them more
likely to stay put.
If anything,
millennials are getting less ambitious, not more: Conference Board data shows they are less
likely than more - seasoned colleagues to list «senior management» as their desired career goal.
And, on the flip side, among
millennial employees, those who experience their company as a great workplace are 20 times more
likely to plan a long - term future there
than those who do not.
A recent survey from real estate site StreetEasy found that in New York City,
millennials are more
likely than other generations to go overspend, with 45 percent saying they exceeded their initial budget on their current (rented or purchased) home.
Millennials are around 2.5 times more
likely than boomers to at least occasionally share a social - media link that references a brand or product and to follow brands on Twitter.
The brand choices of U.S.
Millennials are also more
likely to be influenced by peers
than are those of older consumers.
When it comes to making purchases,
Millennials are far more
likely than non-
Millennials to favor brands that have Facebook pages and mobile websites (33 percent versus 17 percent).
Baby boomers typically have more wealth
than millennials and younger generations, so they
likely have a higher volume of AUM.
When asked whether «brands should help those in need,» more
Millennials than the U.S. average agreed that they are more
likely to buy a product if they know that the company is «mindful of its social responsibilities» and that they buy from companies that «show concern for the environment and sustainability.»
Millennials were also twice as
likely than Baby Boomers to buy clothing for their pets, a phenomenon Richter chalks up to the prevalence of social media.
Those homes are more
likely to be purchased in the close suburbs rather
than in urban cores, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data by real - estate listing firm Trulia, which found that
millennial growth in big - city suburbs was 1.4 percent in 2013, compared with 1.2 percent growth in dense cities.
From a generational standpoint, baby boomers are more
likely to be affected by the home bias
than millennials.
According to the poll, younger
millennials are also more
likely than older generations to be involved with Asia through work, travel, language learning and social interaction.
Millennial employees were 30 % more
likely than Gen - Xers and 60 % more
likely than baby boomers to stop purchasing or promoting an employer's products due to a poor employee experience.
Although baby boomers are 2x as
likely as
millennials to report having experienced a layoff or termination in their careers,
millennials are 22 % more
likely than baby boomers to develop a negative perception of the employers who let them go.
Compared to Gen - X and baby boomers,
millennials are also the most inclined to share their negative views of past employers and are 2.5 x more
likely than Gen - Xers to share those views on social media.
Interestingly, the study found that
millennial men are more interested
than women in owning their own business, and African - Americans are more
likely to have entrepreneurial dreams
than Hispanics or whites.
Millennial employees who frequently participate in workplace volunteer activities are more
likely to feel positive, loyal, and satisfied
than those
Millennials who rarely or never volunteer, and they are more
likely to recommend their company to a friend.
In addition,
millennials» tendency toward skepticism makes them more
likely to view the current political landscape objectively, rather
than to accept prevailing enthusiasm without asking critical questions.
59 % would rather rent a house
than buy one and only one in every four
millennials are either very or completely
likely to purchase a house in the next five years.
By contrast, for the remainder of those who say their degree has not yet paid off,
Millennials are more
likely than older generations to think it will eventually be worth it (26 % vs. 6 % for Gen Xers and 3 % for Boomers.)
Among those who did take out loans, Gen Xers are much more
likely (56 %) to have finished paying them back
than Millennials (18 %).
Perhaps reflecting the fact that college tuition has risen sharply over the decades,
Millennials (66 %) and Gen Xers (59 %) are more
likely than Boomers (43 %) to have taken out loans to pay for their education.
More predictably, Gen Xers (58 %) and Baby Boomers (59 %) are significantly more
likely to say they are in a career
than Millennials (31 %), who are just beginning their working lives.
According to the 2016 Deloitte
Millennial Survey, emerging markets (EM)
millennials are more likely to say that «starting their own business» is a sign of success than Millennials in developed nations.1 Further, according to the 2016 Global Entrepreneur Report, the overall age pattern for entrepreneurship worldwide shows the highest participation rates among the 25 — 34 and 35 — 44
millennials are more
likely to say that «starting their own business» is a sign of success
than Millennials in developed nations.1 Further, according to the 2016 Global Entrepreneur Report, the overall age pattern for entrepreneurship worldwide shows the highest participation rates among the 25 — 34 and 35 — 44
Millennials in developed nations.1 Further, according to the 2016 Global Entrepreneur Report, the overall age pattern for entrepreneurship worldwide shows the highest participation rates among the 25 — 34 and 35 — 44 year olds.2