About seven-in-ten Americans think young adults today have a harder time than their parents’ generation when it comes to saving for the future (72%), paying for college (71%) and buying a home (70%), according to Pew Research Center.
The Pew Centre that held a survey in 2021 said that 40 percent believe that job is easier where as 39m poer cent say it is hard. A smaller share of US adults (21%) say it’s about the same.
SPOUSE
When it comes to finding a spouse or partner, Americans are more than twice as likely to say younger adults today have it harder than their parents generation (46%) than to say they have it easier (21%). Around a third (32%) says it’s about the same. A majority of U.S. adults (74%) say it is easier for younger generations today to stay in touch with family and friends. Only 14% say this is harder for young adults compared with their parents’ generation. A plurality (41%) says getting into college is easier for young adults today compared with their parents’ generation; 33% say it’s harder for young adults today and 26% say it’s about the same. about half of women (51%) – compared with 40% of men – say this is harder for young adults today than it was for their parents generation. This gap is only present among those ages 30 and older; roughly equal shares of women (53%) and men (52%) younger than 30 say this is harder for young adults today.
AGE DIFFERENCE
Americans aged 18 to 29 are more likely than older age groups to say that it is harder when it comes to buying a home, saving for the future and paying for college. More than eight-in-ten adults younger than 30 (84%) say buying a home is harder for young adults today, while 80% say the same about saving for the future and paying for college. Among those ages 30 to 49, 72% say buying a home and paying for college is harder for young adults today, and 74% say this about saving for the future. Those 50 and older are the least likely to say these measures are harder for younger generations to reach, with 63% saying this about buying a home, 67% saying this about saving for the future, and 66% saying this about paying for college. When it comes to finding a job, younger Americans are again the most likely to say this is harder for young adults today. Overall, 55% of 18- to 29 year-olds say finding a job is harder for young adults today than it was for their parents’ generation. About four-in-ten or less of those ages 30 to 49 and those 50 and older say this about young adults (39% and 33%).
