Week 3 EOC: My Demographics

The Mellinial or Generation "Y" is the generation of people born between the mid 1970's to mid 1990's, although experts differ on the actual start date of the generation. Being born in 1988 puts me in this category. The Mellinial generation is described as the Echo Boomers, due to the significant increase in birth rates through the 1980s and into the 1990s, and because many of them are children of Baby Boomers. One of the characteristics of this generation is due to the late 2000's recession. Because of the downed economy, unemployment rates are higher in this generation than previous ones. Despite low employment rates, generation Y is the highest educated. "The most detailed study to date of the 18- to 29-year-old Millennial generation finds this group probably will be the most educated in American history. But the 50 million Millennials also have the highest share who are unemployed or out of the workforce in almost four decades, according to the study, released today by the Pew Research Center." This generation has also been called the Peter Pan generation because they have the tendency to delay certain rights of passage into adulthood. This generation begins working later in life, and typically continues living with their parents for longer than past generations. Generation Y has also seen the highest divorce rate of their parents, yet they have surprisingly close relationships with their parents. The generation Y voters seem to have a more democratic view when it comes to politics. "The "Millennial Generation" of young voters played a big role in the resurgence of the Democratic Party in the 2006 and 2008 elections, but their attachment to the Democratic Party weakened markedly over the course of 2009." This generation is considered to be the most open minded and free thinking. According to the Pew Research Center, they are confident, connected, and open to change. "They embrace multiple modes of self-expression. Three-quarters have created a profile on a social networking site. One-in-five have posted a video of themselves online. Nearly four-in-ten have a tattoo (and for most who do, one is not enough: about half of those with tattoos have two to five and 18% have six or more). Nearly one-in-four have a piercing in some place other than an earlobe — about six times the share of older adults who’ve done this. But their look-at-me tendencies are not without limits. Most Millennials have placed privacy boundaries on their social media profiles. And 70% say their tattoos are hidden beneath clothing."

I would agree to most of the statistics of this demographic and I would say that I fit this mold quite accurately. However, I began working at the young age of 16, moved out of my parents house at age 21 which isn't as late as most, and my parents did not divorce. I do not have tattoos but I do like to express myself in creative ways and especially through music.