{"id":47567,"date":"2024-09-03T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/?page_id=47567"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:01:13","slug":"genz-research-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dailypay.com\/harris-poll\/genz-research-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"DailyPay Harris Poll of American Hourly Workers 2024 – DailyPay"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Gen Z\u2019s Finances Negatively Affect Mental Health and Life Goals<\/h1>\n

90% of Hourly Gen Z Workers Say Access to Earned Wages Would Be Beneficial to Their Financial Situation<\/p>\n

The youngest members of the American workforce are feeling the impact of the steady rise in prices for goods and services. New research from Harris Poll, commissioned by DailyPay and Funding our Future, reports that:<\/p>\n

\n <\/i><\/span>\n 90%<\/span>\n of Gen Z hourly workers feel inflation has had a negative impact on their finances.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/i><\/span>\n 82%<\/span>\n of all hourly workers feel inflation has had a negative impact on their finances.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/i><\/span>\n 77%<\/span>\n of Millennials say they feel inflation has had a negative impact on their finances.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n
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The poll also revealed that 90%<\/b> of Gen Z hourly workers say they would benefit from having access to earned wages after each shift for a variety of reasons including paying bills on time (48%)<\/b>, affording necessities (45%)<\/b>, saving for the future (41%)<\/b>, and staying out of debt (36%)<\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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On a Positive Note, Gen Z Hourly Workers Outpace Other Generations in Financial Optimism<\/h2>\n
\n <\/i><\/span>\n 46%<\/span>\n of Gen Z hourly workers are doing better financially today than compared to a year ago.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/i><\/span>\n 30%<\/span>\n of all hourly workers say they are doing better financially today compared to a year ago.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/i><\/span>\n 37%<\/span>\n of Millennials say they are doing better financially today compared to a year ago.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/i><\/span>\n 70%<\/span>\n of Gen Z hourly workers believe the economy will either improve or at least stay the same in the next year.<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n
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