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GENERATIONAL JEOPARDY
Economic
Security
Environmental
Quality
Education &
Debt
Generation
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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