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sage GENERATIONAL JEOPARDY Economic Security Environmental Quality Education & Debt Generation Solution 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 Rules of Generational Jeopardy • Respond to questions by raising hand when the answer you agree with is called • Follow the honor system to keep your score • No whining or disputing answers (yet) • If you’re a winner, share your prize with others while talking about SAGE Economic Security In 2009, households headed by adults younger than 35 had what percent less wealth than households of their same-aged counterparts in 1984 (25 years earlier)? A. 10% less wealth B. 28% less wealth C. 68% less wealth C. 68% wealth drop among younger adults There is a rising wealth gap between younger and older adults Source: Pew Research Center, The Rising Age Gap in Economic Well-being. p.1. (November 7, 2011). Retrieved from www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2011/11/WealthReportFINAL.pdf Pew Research Center tabulations of Survey of Income and Program Participation data and U.S. Census Bureau P-70, No. 7; Household Wealth and Asset Ownership: 1984: data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, Table E In 2010, what percentage of younger adults (20 to 34) were working? A. 15% working B. 69% working C. 85% working B. 69% young adults employed, trending down Source: Pew Research Center, The Rising Age Gap in Economic Well-being. pp. 23-24 (November 7, 2011). Retrieved from www.pewsocialtrends.org/files/2011/11/WealthReportFINAL.pdf The U.S. ranked behind which country in childhood poverty? A. B. C. D. Greece Finland Poland All of the above D. All of the Above Among wealthier countries, the U.S. has a relatively high proportion of kids in poverty The relative child poverty rate shows the proportion of each nation’s children living in households where disposable income is less than 50% of the national median. Source: UNICEF Office of Research. ‘Child Well-being in Rich Countries: A comparative overview’. pp. 7, Innocenti Report Card 11, UNICEF Office of Research, Florence (2013). Retrieved from www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/rc11_eng.pdf Environmental Quality The U.N. Millennial Ecosystem Assessment (2005) found what fraction of nature’s services (e.g., purification of air and water, fish stocks) in decline? A. 1/3 of nature’s services B. 1/2 of nature’s services C. 2/3 of nature’s services C. Nearly 2/3 of nature’s services in decline Source: Millennial Ecosystem Assessment, Living Beyond Our Means: Natural Assets and Well Being. pp. 5 (2005). Retrieved from www.millenniumassessment.org/en/BoardStatement.html What percentage of the U.S. population is disengaged, doubtful, or dismissive about climate change? A. 10% B. 30% C. 90% B. 30 % of America The Cautious 25% have given little thought to the issue and unlikely to have strongly held opinions about what, if anything, should be done Source: Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E., Roser-Renouf, C., Feinberg, G. & Howe, P. Global Warming’s Six Americas, September 2012. pp. 2. Yale University and George Mason University. New Haven, CT: Yale Project on Climate Change Communication (2013). Retrieved from environment.yale.edu/climate/publications/Six-Americas-September-2012 True or false? The more alarmed you are about climate change, the more you think you can make a difference? True! More alarmed = more capacity for change 54% of “alarmed” strongly agree: “If people who share my views on global warming work together, we can influence the decisions of our elected representatives.” Source: Leiserowitz, A., Maibach, E., Roser-Renouf, C., Feinberg, G. & Howe, P. Global Warming’s Six Americas, September 2012. pp. 26. Yale University and George Mason University. New Haven, CT: Yale Project on Climate Change Communication (2013). Retrieved from environment.yale.edu/climate/publications/Six-Americas-September-2012 In the U.S., your annual CO2 emissions (carbon footprint) is likely to peak in your: A. 20s B. 40s C. 60s D. 100s C. Carbon footprint peaks in your 60s Source: Emilio Zagheni. Individual CO2 emissions decline in old age. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (November 7, 2011). Retrieved from www.mpg.de/4635546/CO2_age_structure Education & Debt Over the past 25 years, tuition as a percentage of total revenue for U.S. universities: A. Stayed the same B. Increased slightly C. More than doubled D. More than tripled C. More than doubled Tuition as a percentage of total revenue up from 23% to 47% of higher education revenue Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers, State Higher Education Finance FY 2012, pp. 22-23. State Higher Education Executive Officers (2013). Retrieved from www.sheeo.org/sites/default/files/publications/SHEF%20FY%2012-20130322rev.pdf Adjusting for inflation, since 1978, the cost of college tuition and fees has: A. Doubled B. Quadrupled C. Decaduodrupled B. Cost of college has gone up 4x faster than consumer price index (inflation) Source: Michelle Jamrisko and Ilan Kolet, Cost of College Degree in U.S. Soars 12 Fold: Chart of the Day. Bloomberg (August 15, 2012). Retrieved from www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-15/cost-of-college-degree-in-u-s-soars-12-fold-chart-of-the-day.html Student loan debt in the U.S. totals: A. $10 billion B. $100 billion C. $1 trillion D. $1 gazillion C. Student loans = $1 trillion Source: Caroline Ratcliffe and Signe-Mary McKernan, Forever in Your Debt: Who Has Student Loan Debt, and Who’s Worried? pp.1-2. Urban Institute (June 2013). Retrieved from www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412849-Forever-in-Your-Debt-Who-Has-Student-LoanDebt-and-Whos-Worried.pdf What percentage of student debtors are worried about being able to pay their debt? A. 17% B. 37% C. 57% C. 57% of debtors are worried about paying down their debt Source: Caroline Ratcliffe and Signe-Mary McKernan, Forever in Your Debt: Who Has Student Loan Debt, and Who’s Worried? pp. 1, 3. Urban Institute (June 2013). Retrieved from www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412849-Forever-in-Your-Debt-Who-Has-Student-Loan-Debtand-Whos-Worried.pdf Examples of challenges facing the future 2/3 of nature’s services are in decline, compromising the ability of younger and future generations to meet their needs Underinvestment in public education will exacerbate inequalities and compromise our ability to innovate and solve tough problems Lower wealth accumulation will impact quality of life and well being and may increase the number of people in poverty Generation Solution In 2030, what percentage of the U.S. population is projected to be over 65? A. 10% B. 20% C. 65% B. ~20 % will be over 65 (72 million) Strength in numbers • In 2010 nationally = 13% (40 million) • In 2012 in Oregon = 15% (~600,000) Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2012: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. pp. 2. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office (June 2012). Retrieved from www.agingstats.gov/Main_Site/Data/2012_Documents/docs/EntireChartbook.pdf Between 1983 and 2007 (24 years), the median net worth of households headed by people age 65 and over: A. Fell by 25% B. Stayed the same C. More than doubled C. Net worth more than doubled More financially secure = more ways to give forward Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2012: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. pp. 16. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. (June 2012). Retrieved from: www.agingstats.gov/Main_Site/Data/2012_Documents/docs/EntireChartbook.pdf In 2010, Oregonians over 65 are expected to have how many healthy years to live? A. 7 years B. 9 years C. 15 years C. 15 healthy years Living longer and healthier = more time to give forward Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State-Specific Healthy Life Expectancy at Age 65 Years — United States, 2007–2009. pp. 1-3. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Weekly / Vol. 62 / No. 28 (July 19, 2013). Retrieved from www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm6228.pdf In 2010, Americans over 55 used what percent of their time for discretionary activities (e.g., leisure)? A. 10% B. 25% C. 40% B. 25 % leisure time The more we age, the more we have discretionary time to give forward Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2012: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. pp. 46. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office (June 2012). Retrieved from www.agingstats.gov/Main_Site/Data/2012_Documents/docs/EntireChartbook.pdf Americans over 55 devoted about how much of their leisure time to watching TV? A. 20% B. 40% C. 60% C. ~ 60% devoted to TV TV time = big opportunity Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. Older Americans 2012: Key Indicators of Well-Being. Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. pp. 46. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office (June 2012). Retrieved from www.agingstats.gov/Main_Site/Data/2012_Documents/docs/EntireChartbook.pdf People over fifty are in the best position to address challenges facing the future Numbers are growing Living longer and healthier More discretionary time, capacity, and funds to support causes National stewards who can solve tough problems