According to a survey in 2022, which asked people in the United Kingdom which statements most closely described different generations, around 26 percent of people thought that Baby Boomers had the most influence over political decisions, the most common answer for this generation. This was also the joint-top answer for Gen X, with this generation and Millennials seen to also value career advancement over a work-life balance. For Gen Z, 38 percent of respondents thought that this generation were too easily offended and were not prepared to work hard to get ahead in life.
Please read each of the following statements, and for each, please select the generation you think the statement most closely describes
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- Basic Statistic Generation Z population UK 2022 by age and gender
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Politics
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- Basic Statistic Voting intention in the United Kingdom 2024, by age
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- Basic Statistic Support for the British monarchy 2023, by age group
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- Premium Statistic Share of people who have confidence in the government UK 2022, by generation
- Basic Statistic Share of people who have confidence in the European Union UK 2022, by generation
Economic Situation
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- Premium Statistic Number of people employed in the UK 1992-2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Number of people unemployed in the UK 1992-2022, by generation
- Premium Statistic Number of people economically inactive in the UK 1992-2022, by generation
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2004-2023, by age group
- Basic Statistic Average annual earnings for full-time employees in the UK 2023, by age and gender
Issues and perceptions
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- Premium Statistic Characteristics of generations in the UK 2022
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Ipsos. (January 19, 2023). Please read each of the following statements, and for each, please select the generation you think the statement most closely describes [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389926/uk-characteristics-of-generations/
Ipsos. "Please read each of the following statements, and for each, please select the generation you think the statement most closely describes." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389926/uk-characteristics-of-generations/
Ipsos. (2023). Please read each of the following statements, and for each, please select the generation you think the statement most closely describes. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389926/uk-characteristics-of-generations/
Ipsos. "Please Read Each of The following Statements, and for Each, Please Select The Generation You Think The Statement Most Closely Describes." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389926/uk-characteristics-of-generations/
Ipsos, Please read each of the following statements, and for each, please select the generation you think the statement most closely describes Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389926/uk-characteristics-of-generations/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Please read each of the following statements, and for each, please select the generation you think the statement most closely describes [Graph], Ipsos, January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389926/uk-characteristics-of-generations/