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77% of Americans 18–29 years old report delaying action due to the poor economy—44% delay buying a home; 28% delay saving for retirement; 27% delay paying off student loans or other debt; 27% delay going back to school/getting more education or training; 26% delay changing jobs/cities; 23% delay starting a family; 18% delay getting married; 18% none; and 5% don’t know.

(The polling company Inc./WomanTrend, April 16–22, 2011, +/–4% margin of error)
Only 41% of 18 to 29-year-olds are working full-time.

(PEW Research Center, Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next—Confident. Connected. Open to Change, February 2010)
76% of Millennials would like to see federal spending reduced.

(The polling company Inc./WomanTrend, April 16–22, 2011, +/–4% margin of error)
Only 21% of Millennials believe that government spending is an effective way to increase economic growth.

(Harvard University, Institute of Politics, Survey of Young Americans’ Attitudes Toward Politics and Public Service, 19th Edition, Spring 2011)
69% of Americans 18–29 years old say political leaders do not reflect the interests of young Americans.

(The polling company Inc./WomanTrend, April 16–22, 2011, +/–4% margin of error)
In 2020—the first presidential election where all Millennials will have reached voting age—this generation will be 103 million strong, of which about 90 million will be eligible voters. Those 90 million Millennial eligible voters will represent just under 40 percent of America’s eligible voters.

(Center for American Progress, New Progressive America: The Millennial Generation, May 2009)

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