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Millennial Postponers
A new research roundup documents all the ways in which Millennials differ from their predecessors. The common theme is postponement: Faced with worse economic prospects than their parents, Millennials are pushing back all of the traditional markers of adulthood, from homeownership to marriage to childrearing.
Generational differences in the timing of basic life choices--like getting married and buying a home--are pretty easy to track and compare. That's what The Washington Post has done here. They've also done a good job comparing the economic environment of each generation (Boomers, Xers, and Millennials) in the ten years after each birth cohort reached age 18.