A new study shows that Americans under the age of 40 now make up a majority of the U.S. population. The finding came from an examination of detailed age data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The examination was carried out by the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C. policy and research center. The Brookings study found that people under age 40 made up 50.7 percent of the U.S. population as of July 2019. The percentage represented 166 million people. Older age groups numbered 162 million people. Many of the older people are considered “baby boomers” - people born in the years following World War II. They have long been an important group in America because of their large numbers. Many of the people under age 40 are in a group known as “millennials.” Members of the millennial group were born between 1981 and 1996. People in another group, the so-called “Generation Z,” were born after 1996.
Title: The American Consumer is Changing: Majority of US Population Now Under Age 40
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='The American Consumer is Changing: Majority of US Population Now Under Age 40' data-article-id='4962'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11292'>A new study shows that Americans under the age of 40 now make up a majority of the U.S. population.</span> <span data-start-time='11292' data-end-time='21396'>The finding came from an examination of detailed age data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.</span> <span data-start-time='21396' data-end-time='31292'>The examination was carried out by the Brookings Institution, a Washington D.C. policy and research center.</span> <span data-start-time='31292' data-end-time='44813'>The Brookings study found that people under age 40 made up 50.7 percent of the U.S. population as of July 2019.</span> <span data-start-time='44813' data-end-time='50917'>The percentage represented 166 million people.</span> <span data-start-time='50917' data-end-time='56604'>Older age groups numbered 162 million people.</span> <span data-start-time='56604' data-end-time='65583'>Many of the older people are considered “baby boomers” - people born in the years following World War II.</span> <span data-start-time='65583' data-end-time='72979'>They have long been an important group in America because of their large numbers.</span> <span data-start-time='72979' data-end-time='79688'>Many of the people under age 40 are in a group known as “millennials.”</span> <span data-start-time='79688' data-end-time='88938'>Members of the millennial group were born between 1981 and 1996.</span> <span data-start-time='88938' data-end-time='98208'>People in another group, the so-called “Generation Z,” were born after 1996.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15658 data-hint-location='56604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/who_are_baby_boomers.wav'>Who are baby boomers?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='people born following World War II'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/people_who_like_thunderstorms.wav'><span>people who like thunderstorms</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/people_born_following_world_war_ii.wav'><span>people born following World War II</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/people_born_before_1980.wav'><span>people born before 1980</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/people_who_have_lots_of_children.wav'><span>people who have lots of children</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15659 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/what_age_group_makes_up_the_majority_of_the_us_population.wav'>What age group makes up the majority of the U.S. population?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='under the age of 40'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/under_the_age_of_40.wav'><span>under the age of 40</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/over_the_age_of_60.wav'><span>over the age of 60</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/under_the_age_of_60.wav'><span>under the age of 60</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/under_the_age_of_20.wav'><span>under the age of 20</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15660 data-hint-location='88938' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/the_generation_born_after_1996_are_referred_to_as__blank_.wav'>The generation born after 1996 are referred to as <span class='blank'>Generation Z</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Generation Z'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/youngsters.wav'><span>Youngsters</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/generation_z.wav'><span>Generation Z</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/peeps.wav'><span>Peeps</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4431/generation_b.wav'><span>Generation B</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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