Editing Generation X (section)

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Generation X were far more likely to have children out of wedlock than their parents. The number of babies being born to unmarried parents in [[England and Wales]] rose from 11% in 1979, a quarter in 1998, 40% by 2002 and almost half in 2012. They were also significantly more likely to have children later in life than their predecessors. The average age of a mother giving birth rose from 27 in 1982 to 30 in 2012. That year saw 29,994 children born to mothers over the age 40, an increase of 360% from 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Duggan|first=Oliver|date=11 July 2013|title=Half of all babies born out of wedlock|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/half-of-all-babies-born-out-of-wedlock-8703059.html|access-date=3 August 2021|website=The Independent|language=en|archive-date=3 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203080709/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/half-of-all-babies-born-out-of-wedlock-8703059.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

A 2016 study of over 2,500 British office workers conducted by [[Workfront]] found that survey respondents of all ages selected those from Generation X as the hardest-working employees and members of the workforce (chosen by 60%).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.workfront.com/sites/default/files/2019-04/uk-state-of-work-report-nonmarketing.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402170516/https://www.workfront.com/sites/default/files/2019-04/uk-state-of-work-report-nonmarketing.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2019 |url-status=live |title=The UK State of Work Report |date=2016 |publisher=Workfront |access-date=22 July 2021 }}</ref> Gen X was also ranked highest among fellow workers for having the strongest [[work ethic]] (chosen by 59.5%), being the most helpful (55.4%), the most skilled (54.5%), and the best troubleshooters/problem-solvers (41.6%).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leeming|first1=Robert|date=19 February 2016|title=Generation X-ers found to be the best workers in the UK|publisher=HR Review|url=http://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/strategy-news/generation-x-ers-are-found-to-be-the-best-workers-in-the-uk/61386|access-date=19 June 2016|archive-date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811133219/http://www.hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/strategy-news/generation-x-ers-are-found-to-be-the-best-workers-in-the-uk/61386|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Frith|first1=Bek|date=23 February 2016|title=Are generation X the UK's hardest workers?|magazine=HR Magazine|url=http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/article-details/are-generation-x-the-uks-hardest-workers|access-date=19 June 2016|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531022748/http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/article-details/are-generation-x-the-uks-hardest-workers|url-status=live}}</ref>