This statistic presents the top three primary financial goals of each given generation in the United States in 2018. While baby boomers no longer prioritized getting out of debt as highly as the younger generations, 24 percent of that generation placed "insure financial stability" as their primary goal.
Primary financial goals in the United States in 2018, by generation
Characteristic
Millennial
Gen-X
Baby Boomers
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PwC. (June 1, 2018). Primary financial goals in the United States in 2018, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935650/primary-financial-goals-usa-by-generation/
PwC. "Primary financial goals in the United States in 2018, by generation." Chart. June 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935650/primary-financial-goals-usa-by-generation/
PwC. (2018). Primary financial goals in the United States in 2018, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935650/primary-financial-goals-usa-by-generation/
PwC. "Primary Financial Goals in The United States in 2018, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935650/primary-financial-goals-usa-by-generation/
PwC, Primary financial goals in the United States in 2018, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935650/primary-financial-goals-usa-by-generation/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Primary financial goals in the United States in 2018, by generation [Graph], PwC, June 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935650/primary-financial-goals-usa-by-generation/