Gen X
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That dropped roughly 10 percentage points for Gen X and another 10 points for baby boomers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The audience for Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants,” for example, was primarily young millennials, but the sensibilities of its Gen X writers are all over it.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Gen X is those born between 1965 and 1980.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
HSBC's 2025 UK survey found that 63% of Gen Z plan to take at least one mini‑retirement, compared with 32% of Gen X and 13% of Boomers.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
“My parents are pretty interesting. But they are Gen X, I think.”
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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