Welcome to midlife, Millennials. Are you in crisis?

Many Millennials are either already in their 40’s, or they’re staring them down. Are they having a midlife crisis?

As this generation enters midlife, their lives look really different from their parents’ lives: Millennials are more educated and have a higher median net worth, but the generation is also more unequal than previous generations, has higher debt, and lower rates of homeownership and marriage. How does that all shape what Millennial midlife crises are starting to look like?

Brittany finds out with Vox senior correspondent Alex Abad-Santos, who recently wrote an article about the Millennial midlife crisis, and Sara Srygley, research associate at the Population Reference Bureau.

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