Americans ages 13-24 – often referred to as Gen Z – are more progressive than Gen X (ages 41-56) and even Millennials (ages 25-40) along many social and political measures. But divisions along race and ethnicity, age, gender, and ideology seen in other generations are present even within this younger generation.
Gen Z shows measured optimism in evaluating the state of the world and their role in it. Two-thirds feel that their generation is motivated to make positive change in the country, but only 14% think they can make a lot of impact on what the government does. About half think their standard is living is better than their parents’, but about half also think that the world their generation is facing is worse than what most others have. CONTINUED
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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