In a 2012 article for the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, George Masnick wrote that the "Census counted 82.1 million" Gen Xers in the U.S. Masnick concluded that immigration filled in any birth year deficits during low fertility years of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Jon Miller at the Longitudinal Study of American Youth at the University of Michigan wrote that "Generation X refers to adults born between 1961 and 1981" and it "includes 84 million people". In their 1991 book Generations, authors Howe and Strauss indicated that the total number of Gen X individuals in the U.S. was 88.5 million.
in a 2012 article for the joint center for housing studies of harvard university george masnick wrote that the "census counted 821 million" gen xers in the us masnick concluded that immigration filled in any birth year deficits during low fertility years of the late 1960s and early 1970s jon miller at the longitudinal study of american youth at the university of michigan wrote that "generation x refers to adults born between 1961 and 1981" and it "includes 84 million people" in their 1991 book generations authors howe and strauss indicated that the total number of gen x individuals in the us was 885 million