AXIOS February 17, 2024
Generation Z is America’s most diverse cohort yet — but they’re united by deep anxieties about the world around them.
Why it matters: A collision of political, economic and social trends has minted a generation in which huge numbers of people struggle to cope with the present and feel even worse about the future.
By the numbers: Gen Z — people roughly between the ages of 12 and 27 —reports the poorest mental health of any generation, according to a recent Gallup and Walton Family Foundation report.
- Just 44% of Gen Zers say they feel prepared for the future.
The big picture: They dodged familiar teen pitfalls — with lower teen pregnancy rates, and lower rates of alcohol...
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