Most Younger Workers Prefer Job Security to High Pay
If asked to choose between a job with higher pay and one with more security, 56% of employed young adults would pick the position with more job security.
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If asked to choose between a job with higher pay and one with more security, 56% of employed young adults would pick the position with more job security.
Young adults hit hard by the recession. A plurality of the public believes young adults, rather than middle-aged or older adults, are having the toughest time in today’s economy.
Amanda Lenhart, danah boyd, and Alice Marwick will discuss the ways young people interact online, how they manage their privacy, and common misconceptions of adults when it comes to cyberbullying.
Senior Research Specialist Mary Madden’s presentation on teens, social networking sites, and cell phones, prepared for the Consortium for School Networking meeting.
After narrowing during the 1980s, the gap in economic well-being between Americans under 35 and those over 65 has widened. About one-fifth (22%) of householders under 35 lives in poverty, compared to just 11% of householders over 65.
In 2009, the gap in median net worth between households headed by adults over 65 and those headed by adults younger than 35 was $166,382.
How American teens navigate the new world of “digital citizenship”
The parents of teenagers are steeped in technology and are increasingly involved with their kids’ lives in online environments.
Households headed by older adults have made dramatic gains relative to those headed by younger adults in their economic well-being over the past quarter of a century.
In the last four national elections, generational differences have mattered more than they have in decades. According to the exit polls, younger people have voted substantially more Democratic than other age groups in each election since 2004, while older voters have cast more ballots for Republican candidates in each election since 2006.
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