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Although Gen Y (those 18-28 years old) is a small generation, comprising just 38 million U.S. adults, they set the pace for technology adoption - 9 in 10 own a PC and 82 percent own a mobile phone - according to Forrester Research’s 2008 North American Technographics Benchmark survey, MarketingCharts writes.
But what sets Gen Y apart is its technology use, a generational analysis of the survey results, “The State Of Consumers And Technology: Benchmark 2008,” found.
See table of technology use across generations.
Gen Y spends more time online - for leisure or work - than watching TV; 72 percent of Gen Y mobile phone owners send or receive text messages; 42 percent of online Gen Yers watch internet video at least monthly.
In contrast, Gen X, which comprises 29-42-year-olds (or 63 million U.S. adults) uses technology when it intersects with a personal need or fulfills a desire, according to Forrester.
For example, 32 percent of Gen X households own an HDTV, and 29 percent have a DVR. In the past three months, 69 percent of online Gen Xers shopped online and 65 percent banked online, higher percentages than any other generation.
Gen X is also ramping up its internet and mobile activities, including reading blogs (21 percent of online Gen Xers do it at least monthly, up from 15 percent in 2007) and texting (61 percent of Gen X mobile subscribers do it today, up from 49 percent in 2007).
“Gen Y is the audience that most companies are struggling to understand right now because it’s key to their future revenue growth,” said Charles Golvin, principal analyst at Forrester Research.
“One of the questions we’re asked most frequently is the difference between Gen Y and Gen X, and this year’s data clearly shows the distinction. Gen Xers use technology when it supports a lifestyle need, while technology is so deeply embedded into everything Gen Yers do that they are truly the first native online population.”
About the data: The North American Technographics Benchmark survey is Forrester’s largest annual data set about consumers’ technology adoption and attitudes, based on a mail survey of nearly 61,000 consumers representing 53,000 households in the U.S. and Canada. The 11th annual Benchmark includes responses to more than 100 questions covering 1,500 elements and more than 450 brands.
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