- Like they want to collaborate more than they want to compete.
Do you know these facts about Millennials? What do you think about them?
Resolutions
Millennials are more likely to make resolutions and are totally into self-improvement. One study found that 94% of millennials make resolutions and a staggering 76% of those who make resolutions, also keep them!
Anxiety
Millennials and Gen Z’ers are known for having more anxiety. (Or is it just that they are actually accepting and taking care of it more than any generation yet?) Anyway, financial anxiety is one of the hardest issues younger folks face these days. Stats show that 67% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 and 63% of 35 to 44 year old’s say they feel “consumed” with worries about money. Also, nearly half of millennials say they feel “burn out” at work. Do these facts about Millennials surprise you?
Salary Info
You know back in the day when your employer told you not to tell other people what you make at work? Or maybe they still do? Well the once taboo topic is no longer as 63% of millennials are known to be candid about their pay and share it with their family members, 48% share with their friends, and 30% share it with their coworkers. Compared to Boomers, the numbers are not the same.
Special Diets
Whether trying keto or dabbling in plant-based and unprocessed foods, millennials have tried it.
Credit Card Balances
According to a 2012 study, 52% of millennials report carrying balances on their credit cards.
Voting
When it comes to millennials and voting, the numbers may surprise you. Millennials turned out to vote with the percentage of eligible voters from 22% to 42% between 2014 and 2018. Do these stats and facts about Millennials seem right to you?
Millennials And The Population
About 21% of the U.S. population are Millennials.
At Work
The cost to replace Millennials as workers is not small, at about $30.5 billion dollars annually. Hint employers: keep your employees happy!
Other Names
Have you ever heard millennials referred to as Echo Boomers or Gen Y? Children of Baby Boomers are are sometimes called Echo Boomers, when Millennials were born and the number was on the rise in annual births as younger Boomers were having their own kids. As millennials are seen as an “echo” of the generation born between the mid-’40s and mid-’60s. Did you know the facts about Millennials and them being called something other than that?
Less Healthy
There was a major jump in conditions like major depression and Type 2 diabetes seen among Millennials, conditions affecting 5% and 2.3% of Millennials as of 2017.
Studied
Millennials are perhaps the most studied generation in history and maybe even the most misunderstood. They are changing the divorce stats though and may be killing the idea that “one out of every two marriages will end in divorce.”
This shift in trends is evident as Millennials approach life differently, including in their attitudes towards filing divorce. Studies also show Millennials love libraries, travel, the internet and slang terms like “totes.” Did you know these facts about Millennials?
Facebook
About 70% of Millennials have friended co-workers on Facebook. However, post-pandemic, Facebook has been less and less popular among Millennials.
Congress
As of February 2023, there were 55 Millennials currently serving the United States Congress. This up from just five in 2017.
Perfectionists
According to a 2019 study, more than 41,000 American, Canadian, and British college students surveyed between 1989 and 2016 found rates of perfectionism have significantly risen over the last few decades. Does this surprise you as facts about Millennials?
Print>Screen
Shockingly enough, Millennials surveyed show that when given the choice to buy a book digitally or in hardcover, 80% would choose to purchase the physical book.
At Work
When it comes to Millennials, they prefer to collaborate at work, rather than being in competition. 88% want s a collaborative work environment, according to pre-pandemic figures.
Parent Supported
According to Merrill Lynch and Age Wave, a 2019 survey showed that 7/10 Millennials aged 18 to 34 are still being supported, in one way or another, by their parents. A lot of the support looks like help with bills or even still living at home, having to spend little to nothing on rent.
So what do you think about these facts about Millennials? Let me know what you think in the comments!