Generation Y (millennials) is described as being born after Gen X, with no consensus on the exact age range.

• A. Born before Gen X
• B. Born during Gen X
• C. Born after Gen Z, with a clear age range
• D. Born after Gen X, no consensus on the exact age range

Answer: (D)

Gen Y, or Millennials, are defined by birth order: they come after Gen X, but there isn’t universal agreement on the exact years that separate Gen X from Millennials. Some sources place the start in the late 1970s or early 1980s and end in the mid to late 1990s, while others vary. The option that says they were born before Gen X or during Gen X contradicts the order. Saying they were born after Gen Z with a clear age range is incorrect because Gen Z follows Millennials, not precedes them. The description that they were born after Gen X with no consensus on the exact age range best fits how these generations are discussed.