--- title: "Millennials" description: "The Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change. 24 Feb 10Generations, like people, have personalities, and Millennials – the American teens and twenty-somethings currently making the passage into adulthood – have begun to forge theirs: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and receptive to new ideas and ways of living. pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends Executive Summary Full Report (PDF) Event Video […]" date: "2010-02-24" authors: - name: "Michael Piccorossi" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/millennials/" --- # Millennials # [The Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change.](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2010/02/24/millennials-confident-connected-open-to-change/) 24 Feb 10Generations, like people, have personalities, and Millennials – the American teens and twenty-somethings currently making the passage into adulthood – have begun to forge theirs: confident, self-expressive, liberal, upbeat and receptive to new ideas and ways of living. — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/) - [Executive Summary](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2010/02/24/millennials-confident-connected-open-to-change/) - [Full Report (PDF)](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2010/10/millennials-confident-connected-open-to-change.pdf) - [Event Video & Transcripts](https://www.pewresearch.org/millennials/conference/) - [Quiz](https://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/how-millennial-are-you/) [embeded: src="https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2012/11/Generations.swf" width="560" height="340" ] ## Quiz [![](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2010/02/millennials-quiz-logo-medium.gif)](https://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/how-millennial-are-you/) #### [See How You Compare to the Millennial Generation](https://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/how-millennial-are-you/) Take our 14 item quiz and we’ll tell you how "Millennial" you are, on a scale from 0 to 100, by comparing your answers with those of respondents to a scientific nationwide survey. You can also find out how you stack up against others your age. ## Politics & Values #### [Democrats' Edge Among Millennials Slips](https://www.pewresearch.org/2010/02/18/democrats-edge-among-millennials-slips/) 18 Feb 10 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. — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/) - #### [Millennials Less Religiously Active Than Older Americans](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2010/02/17/religion-among-the-millennials/) 17 Feb 10 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/) - #### [Independents Take Center Stage in Obama Era](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2009/05/21/independents-take-center-stage-in-obama-era/) 21 May 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/) - #### [Young Voters in the 2008 Election](https://www.pewresearch.org/2008/11/13/young-voters-in-the-2008-election/) 12 Nov 08 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/) - #### [Gen Dems: The Party's Advantage Among Young Voters Widens](https://www.pewresearch.org/2008/04/28/gen-dems-the-partys-advantage-among-young-voters-widens/) 28 Apr 08 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/) - #### [Young Voters in the 2008 Presidential Primaries](https://www.pewresearch.org/2008/02/11/young-voters-in-the-2008-presidential-primaries/) 11 Feb 08 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/) - #### [A Portrait of Generation Next](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2007/01/09/a-portrait-of-generation-next/) 9 Jan 07 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/) More + ## Media & Digital Life #### [Social Media and Mobile Internet Use](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2010/Social-Media-and-Young-Adults.aspx) 3 Feb 10 A new Pew Internet Project report reveals a decline in blogging among Millennials but a modest rise among adults ages 30 and older. Young adults continue to lead the way in other online avenues, however. Millennials are increasingly connecting to the internet wirelessly (81% have), and nearly three in four of those who go online use social networking sites. Teens do not use Twitter in large numbers, but high-school-age girls show the greatest enthusiasm for the application. — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) - #### [The Future of Online Socializing](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2010/The-future-of-social-relations.aspx) 2 Jul 10 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) - #### [Teens and Sexting](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2009/Teens-and-Sexting.aspx) 15 Dec 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) - #### [Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2009/14--Teens-and-Mobile-Phones-Data-Memo.aspx) 19 Aug 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) - #### [Generations Online in 2009](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2009/Generations-Online-in-2009.aspx) 28 Jan 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) - #### [Teens, Video Games and Civics](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2008/Teens-Video-Games-and-Civics.aspx) 16 Sep 08 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) - #### [Writing, Technology and Teens](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2008/Writing-Technology-and-Teens.aspx) 24 Apr 08 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) - #### [Teens and Social Media](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2007/Teens-and-Social-Media.aspx) 19 Dec 07 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) - #### [Cyberbullying](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2007/Cyberbullying.aspx) 27 Jun 07 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) - #### [Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2007/Teens-Privacy-and-Online-Social-Networks.aspx) 18 Apr 07 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet](http://pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet) More + ## Demographics & Social Trends #### [Millennial’s Judgments About Recent Trends Not So Different](https://www.pewresearch.org/2010/01/07/millennials-judgments-about-recent-trends-not-so-different/) 7 January 10 As might be expected, members of the Millennial generation are enthusiastic about the technological and communication advances of the past decade. They are also highly accepting of societal changes such as the greater availability of green products and more racial and ethnic diversity. What may be less expected is that, in many cases, they are not much different from the age groups that precede them. — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/) - #### [Latino Youths Optimistic But Beset by Problems](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2009/12/11/between-two-worlds-how-young-latinos-come-of-age-in-america/) 12 Dec 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/hispanic](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/) - #### [Forty Years After Woodstock, A Gentler Generation Gap](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2009/08/12/forty-years-after-woodstockbra-gentler-generation-gap/) 12 Aug 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/) - #### [College Enrollment Hits All-Time High, Fueled by Community College Surge](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2009/10/29/college-enrollment-hits-all-time-high-fueled-by-community-college-surge/) 29 Oct 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/) - #### [Gen Next Squeezed By Recession, But Most See Better Times Ahead](https://www.pewresearch.org/2009/06/05/gen-next-squeezed-by-recession-but-most-see-better-times-ahead/) 5 Jun 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/) - #### [Different Age Groups, Different Recessions](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2009/05/14/different-age-groups-different-recessions/) 14 May 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/) - #### [Sharp Growth in Suburban Minority Enrollment Yields Modest Gains in School Diversity](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2009/03/31/sharp-growth-in-suburban-minority-enrollmentbryields-modest-gains-in-school-diversity/) 31 Mar 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/hispanic](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/) - #### [Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2009/10/07/latinos-and-education-explaining-the-attainment-gap/) 7 Oct 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/hispanic](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic) - #### [The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2009/10/07/the-changing-pathways-of-hispanic-youths-into-adulthood/) 7 Oct 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/hispanic](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/) - #### [Latino Children: A Majority Are U.S.-Born Offspring of Immigrants](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2009/05/28/latino-children-a-majority-are-us-born-offspring-of-immigrants/) 28 May 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/hispanic](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/) - #### [The States of Marriage and Divorce](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2009/10/15/the-states-of-marriage-and-divorce/) 15 Oct 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/) - #### [Black-White Conflict Isn't Society's Largest](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2009/09/24/black-white-conflict-isnt-societys-largest/) 24 Sep 09 — [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/social-trends](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/) More +