| Sumario: | A study examined the economic well-being of 18–29-year-old single people in three periods: 1972–73 (Boomers I), 1984–85 (Boomers II), and 1994–95 (Generation X). Using figures from the Consumer Expenditure Survey, it analyzed differences in incomes and spending patterns to see whether these measures have changed and how today's young single people are doing relative to their predecessors. Generation X was found to lag being Boomers I and Boomers II in terms of real average income and in terms of their income standing relative to the rest of the relevant singles population. With the possible exception of having a greater range of entertainment and products to purchase, Generation Xers seem to be worse off than their baby boom predecessors by every measure.
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