This statistic illustrates the most popular types of technology U.S. citizens would like their local government agencies to invest in as of 2016, sorted by age group. According to the findings, 44 percent of Millennials reported that they would like to see an investment towards technologies that would allow them to use sensors in vehicles to monitor traffic patterns, so as to help route traffic more efficiently through gridlock or during construction, while in comparison only 33 percent of Baby Boomers stated similar investment interests.
Share of citizens in the United States who want their local government to invest in selected technologies as of December 2016, by age group
Question: Which of the following types of technology would you want your local government to invest in? Select all that apply.
*Technology that would allow them to use sensors in vehicles to monitor traffic patterns, helping route traffic more efficiently through gridlock or because of construction
Millennials: 18-34 years old
Generation X: 35-54 years old
Baby Boomers: 55 years and older
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Salesforce Research. (March 30, 2017). Share of citizens in the United States who want their local government to invest in selected technologies as of December 2016, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799047/us-citizens-generational-opinion-local-government-technological-investments/
Salesforce Research. "Share of citizens in the United States who want their local government to invest in selected technologies as of December 2016, by age group." Chart. March 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799047/us-citizens-generational-opinion-local-government-technological-investments/
Salesforce Research. (2017). Share of citizens in the United States who want their local government to invest in selected technologies as of December 2016, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799047/us-citizens-generational-opinion-local-government-technological-investments/
Salesforce Research. "Share of Citizens in The United States Who Want Their Local Government to Invest in Selected Technologies as of December 2016, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799047/us-citizens-generational-opinion-local-government-technological-investments/
Salesforce Research, Share of citizens in the United States who want their local government to invest in selected technologies as of December 2016, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799047/us-citizens-generational-opinion-local-government-technological-investments/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of citizens in the United States who want their local government to invest in selected technologies as of December 2016, by age group [Graph], Salesforce Research, March 30, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/799047/us-citizens-generational-opinion-local-government-technological-investments/
