Average age of SA forum readers

[LongHornGuy86]

I am actually 21! hahahahaha

[wCat]

Serene....here's the poll you were looking for.

[940]

Originally Posted by LongHornGuy86

I am actually 21! hahahahaha

The 86 was sort of a clue..and you have mentioned that you're still in college..I'm a proud representative of the yellow/gold/orange group, depending on your computer monitor!

[Gennaver]

Originally Posted by wCat

well....us baby boomers are losing this race! lol......

So we're being taken over by "Generation X"???

Wrong,
It isn't the Xers, (I am an Xer). It is the "ECHO BOOMERS" also known as the "Millenials", (occasionally called generation Y), also called "nexters" and so on. Since I am born in the tail end of boomers and the beginning end of "Xers" we are also called, apparently "buster-boomers" because we only have a short generational cohort.

"Defining Generations
How are generations determined? As the accompanying table illustrates, there is no set range of birth years that determine a generation. While Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964) were born over a range of 18 years, Generation Xers span only 11 years (1965 to 1976). Simply stated, the span of birth years that determines a generation is derived from birth rates. The birth years for generation "ABC" will increase as long as the birth rates follow a generally upward course. The final birth year for this generation (and the start of a new generation) is the point at which the number of annual births indicate a definite downward trend. This new generation will last until there is a change in birth rates. And so the generational cycle continues.

There are often several names for the same generation
The terms "Generation X" and "Baby Busters" describe the generation of 1946 to 1964, while "Echo Boomers," "Generation Y," "Millennials," "Nexters," and "Internet Generation" are used to describe those born between 1965 and 1976. Generations seem to pick up a new name every time someone writes a new book about them. While the names are catchy, their only real significance is to identify the generation to which they refer..." from: Uncommon Threads: Mending the Generation Gap at Work - Articles - Publications and Resources - ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership
edit to add: the chart didn't copy right, it is the boomers from '46-64, the Xers from 65-76 and then the Echo bommers afterwards...
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[940]

It's interesting to me why the Boomers include the early to mid 60s...while Generation X only lists '65-'76. I think that if you were born in 1963 or 1964, you'd have a heck of a lot more in common with Generation X and to those born even in the early 70's than you would with someone born after WWII in 1946 or 1947 and whose formative years involved living during the 50's and very early 60's. Anyone born at the latter part of 1963 and into 1964 wasn't even around when JFK was killed. I know you say that the definer seems to be birth rates, however I just don't see including such a large swath of years.

Personally, I think that the Boomers generation would have stopped around 1959/1960 but that's only my opinion.

[wCat]

Originally Posted by 940

It's interesting to me why the Boomers include the early to mid 60s...while Generation X only lists '65-'76. I think that if you were born in 1963 or 1964, you'd have a heck of a lot more in common with Generation X and to those born even in the early 70's than you would with someone born after WWII in 1946 or 1947 and whose formative years involved living during the 50's and very early 60's. Anyone born at the latter part of 1963 and into 1964 wasn't even around when JFK was killed. I know you say that the definer seems to be birth rates, however I just don't see including such a large swath of years.

Personally, I think that the Boomers generation would have stopped around 1959/1960 but that's only my opinion.

Actually.....the "birth control pill" really separates these two groups! At least that's what someone told me so the source may be suspect!

[fluster]

WCAT - I was trying to private message you - can you search for my post and email me if possible?

[Gennaver]

Originally Posted by 940

It's interesting to me why the Boomers include the early to mid 60s...while Generation X only lists '65-'76. I think that if you were born in 1963 or 1964, you'd have a heck of a lot more in common with Generation X and to those born even in the early 70's than you would with someone born after WWII in 1946 or 1947 and whose formative years involved living during the 50's and very early 60's. Anyone born at the latter part of 1963 and into 1964 wasn't even around when JFK was killed. I know you say that the definer seems to be birth rates, however I just don't see including such a large swath of years.

Personally, I think that the Boomers generation would have stopped around 1959/1960 but that's only my opinion.

I don't think you are alone in that opinion.

Defining moments seems to be as good as birth rate trends as any to define a generation. Besides, I feel like there are Xers that were born after 1976 too and didn't really notice the intergenerational gap with folks younger than me until I hit 40 and noticed the difference between the reality that 20 somethings shared and myself. Yet at 33 I remember thinking that 20 somethings of that age were so incredibly "together". So, generations are not clear cut and dry are they?
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p.s. for me the defining moment was the Berlin wall coming down, for my current classmates it was the NY WTT, for me I remember that VHS and Microwavers were modern and was afraid to stand too close to the "nuker"

[johnrex62]

Ha! I am in the red bracket for my 44th straight year!