U.S. perception of the internet's effect on their job by generation 2019 l Statistic

This statistic presents the share of adults in the United States who believe their job would be different without the internet as of March 2019, by generation. According to the findings, 37 percent of Generation X respondents reported that their job would be very different without the internet, while in comparison only 28 percent of Baby Boomer respondents stated the same.

Share of adults in the United States who believe their job would be different without the internet as of March 2019, by generation

Characteristic	Generation Z	Millennial	Generation X	Baby Boomer	Silent Generation
Very different	-	30%	37%	28%	20%
Somewhat different	-	23%	20%	22%	25%
Not very different	100%	19%	14%	15%	-
Not different at all	-	10%	15%	22%	56%
Don't know	-	10%	5%	4%	-
Not applicable - my job would not exist without the internet	-	9%	9%	8%	-
Net: Different	-	53%	58%	51%	44%
Net: Not different	100%	28%	29%	37%	56%

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Release date

March 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 6 to 7, 2019

Number of respondents

610 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

Question: "How different, if at all, do you believe your job would be without the Internet? If your job would not exist without the Internet, please select the 'Not applicable' option."
Generation info provided by the source with sample size.
Silent Generation (Born between: 1928-1945), n = 4
Baby Boomer (Born between: 1946-1964), n = 166
Generation X (Born between: 1965-1981), n = 201
Millennial (Born between: 1982-1999), n = 238
Generation Z (Born: 2000 and later), n = 1

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