counting generations

[joecash]

how do you count generations? i'm reading about the term "3 generations after WW2 - so when how do count that - like 1948 = 1st gen, say 1973 = second gen, 1998 = 3rd gen? is there an official way to count them?

[Mark Collins]

The last generation was the Pepsi generation. From now on, we there will be no other generations.

[Frogpond]

Crack a book once every few years [censored]

[MelK]

20 or 22 years is the more accepted length.

Here is list (although no one will agree on exact generations):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...erations_Chart

[Josey_Wales]

I always thought a generation was 30 years.

Thus 1945-1975, 1975-2005, 2005-2035

Could be wrong. I guess maybe it could be between 20-30 years. This is most peoples' child-bearing years.

[MelK]

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I always thought a generation was 30 years.

Thus 1945-1975, 1975-2005, 2005-2035

Could be wrong. I guess maybe it could be between 20-30 years. This is most peoples' child-bearing years.

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The most commonly quoted date range for the Baby Boom is 1946 - 1964, which is 19 years.

[joecash]

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20 or 22 years is the more accepted length.

Here is list (although no one will agree on exact generations):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...erations_Chart

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i never knew there were so many official generations - if that's official - boomerang generation? - i never heard of it.