And even among those who did, there was very little consensus about why they are distinctive. But only about half of Gen Xers said the same. In 2010 when Pew Research asked adults of all ages if they thought their own generation was unique, about six-in-ten Boomers and Millennials said yes. Also, Xers are more pessimistic than both of those larger generations that they’ll have enough money for their retirement – though some of that negativity is doubtless tied to the economic stresses of middle age. For example, over the course of their voting lives, older Gen Xers have tended to be more Republican than both older Boomers and younger Millennials. To be fair, there are a few metrics that don’t fit this straightforward pattern of generational evolution. And in most of the ways we take stock of generations – their racial and ethnic makeup their political, social and religious values their economic and educational circumstances their technology usage – Gen Xers are a low-slung, straight-line bridge between two noisy behemoths. Gen Xers are bookended by two much larger generations – the Baby Boomers ahead and the Millennials behind – that are strikingly different from one another. They’re smack in the middle innings of life, which tend to be short on drama and scant of theme.īut there are other explanations that have nothing to do with their stage of the life cycle. This overlooked generation currently ranges in age from 34 to 49, which may be one reason they’re so often missing from stories about demographic, social and political change. Generation X has a gripe with pulse takers, zeitgeist keepers and population counters.
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