Generation Y facts

Generation Y Facts

In a survey commissioned last year by the BBYO last year and released in January found that many youth are trying to forge religious connections.  Of 1,153 students 10 to 18 who were surveyed, 68% said religion and faith were important.  Among those students:

·        92 % said they want a better connection.
·        52% said they are looking for a less conventional way to connect with their religion.
·        43% said they are not sure now to connect with their religion.
·        40% said that it is difficult to connect with their religion.



GENERATION Y – Demographics

This generation includes those born between 1980 and 2000. (Business Week)
There are 70.4 million youths in the U.S. aged 5-22, composing approximately 26% of the whole U.S. population. (Polta)
Generation Y is more than three times the size of Generation X. (Business Week)
This is the most ethnically diverse generation yet. (Omelia)
One in three is not Caucasian. (Business Week)
Nine out of  ten children under the age of 12 have friend of different ethnicity than their own. (Omelia)
One in four lives in a singe-parent household. (Business Week)
Three out of four have working mothers. (Business Week)
One out of nine high schoolers has a credit card co-signed by a parent. (Business Week)
Teenage have a average of $100/week disposable income. (Marlatt)
40% of the teenagers hold at least a part-time job. (Marlatt)
Generation Y seems to be less cynical and concerned regarding social issues than Generation X. (Omelia)
75-90% of the teenagers have a computer at home. (Omelia)
50% have access to the Internet from home. (Omelia)
Studies show that Generation Y prefers directness over subtlety, action over observation. (Marlatt)
They feel “crunched” for time. (Polta)