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Importance of flexibility in working times, by generation in the U.S. 2018
Importance of flexibility in working times in the U.S. in 2018, by generation
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Sep 28, 2018
This statistic shows the importance of flexibility in working times in the United States in 2018, by generation. During the survey, 55 percent of Generation X respondents said that flexibility in working times was very important, compared to 49 percent of Generation Z respondents, 53 percent of Millennials, and 50 percent of Boomers.
Importance of flexibility in working times in the U.S. in 2018, by generation
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Sep 28, 2018
This statistic shows the importance of flexibility in working times in the United States in 2018, by generation. During the survey, 55 percent of Generation X respondents said that flexibility in working times was very important, compared to 49 percent of Generation Z respondents, 53 percent of Millennials, and 50 percent of Boomers.
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- September 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- August 16 to 19, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,537 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
-
Total sample size was 2,566 respondents.
Original question: How important to you is flexibility in the hours or days when you work?
*Generation Z: ages 18 to 29
**Millennial: ages 22 to 37
***Generation X: ages 38 to 53
****Boomers: ages 54 to 72
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- August 16 to 19, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,537 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online interview
- Supplementary notes
-
Total sample size was 2,566 respondents.
Original question: How important to you is flexibility in the hours or days when you work?
*Generation Z: ages 18 to 29
**Millennial: ages 22 to 37
***Generation X: ages 38 to 53
****Boomers: ages 54 to 72
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