This statistic shows the results of a survey completed in 2015 that shows whether Americans have heard of varying generation labels. In 2015, 85 percent of respondents had not heard of the Silent Generation while 89 percent of respondents had heard of the Baby-boom Generation.
United States: Have you ever heard of these terms to describe generations?
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Pew Research Center. (September 3, 2015). United States: Have you ever heard of these terms to describe generations? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/469305/awareness-of-generational-labels-in-the-united-states-in-2015/
Pew Research Center. "United States: Have you ever heard of these terms to describe generations?." Chart. September 3, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469305/awareness-of-generational-labels-in-the-united-states-in-2015/
Pew Research Center. (2015). United States: Have you ever heard of these terms to describe generations?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/469305/awareness-of-generational-labels-in-the-united-states-in-2015/
Pew Research Center. "United States: Have You Ever Heard of These Terms to Describe Generations?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469305/awareness-of-generational-labels-in-the-united-states-in-2015/
Pew Research Center, United States: Have you ever heard of these terms to describe generations? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/469305/awareness-of-generational-labels-in-the-united-states-in-2015/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
United States: Have you ever heard of these terms to describe generations? [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 3, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/469305/awareness-of-generational-labels-in-the-united-states-in-2015/