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Title: Population Differences: Young Adult, Gen Xers, and Millennials

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Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: Age and survey year(s) distinctions among 18 to 29-year-old Young Adults, Gen Xers, and Millennials were identified in 2000-2012 General Social Survey data and how population differences affected research findings was explored. Dependent measures included the following: Race, Education, Marriage, Parenthood, Employment, Income, Computer Use, Social Trust, and Prayer. Differences in findings among Young Adult, Gen Xer, and Millennial populations were found in the same data source. Findings hold practical implications for interpretations, generalizations, and replications of young adult research studies. This article uniquely contributes to the field of young adult research by promoting the perspicacious assessment of findings generalized to Young Adult, Gen Xer, or Millennial populations.

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Authors: Menard, Lauren A.

Publisher: Northwestern State University

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Aging and Retirement, Methodology and Data Collection

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