This survey, conducted among the members of Generation X in the United States in December 2012, examines if they are optimistic or pessimistic about their future. 35 percent of respondents stated they were optimistic about their future.
Generation X: are you optimistic or pessimistic about your future?
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MetLife. (May 6, 2014). Generation X: are you optimistic or pessimistic about your future? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298681/united-states-generation-x-optimistic-pessimistic-future/
MetLife. "Generation X: are you optimistic or pessimistic about your future?." Chart. May 6, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298681/united-states-generation-x-optimistic-pessimistic-future/
MetLife. (2014). Generation X: are you optimistic or pessimistic about your future?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298681/united-states-generation-x-optimistic-pessimistic-future/
MetLife. "Generation X: Are You Optimistic or Pessimistic about Your Future?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298681/united-states-generation-x-optimistic-pessimistic-future/
MetLife, Generation X: are you optimistic or pessimistic about your future? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298681/united-states-generation-x-optimistic-pessimistic-future/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Generation X: are you optimistic or pessimistic about your future? [Graph], MetLife, May 6, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298681/united-states-generation-x-optimistic-pessimistic-future/