The data describes the the preferred ways of paying for goods and services in the U.S. in 2017, by generation. In that year, 54% of the Millennials used debit cards to pay for goods and services.
Debit cards | 54 | 45 | 33 | 38 | 27 |
Credit cards | 29 | 15 | 40 | 36 | 55 |
Cash | 12 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 12 |
Mobile wallet | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
No preference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Automatic payment | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Paper checks | 1 | 4 | 1 |