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Housing stress is the big difference between younger and older generations, according to Empower's survey.
  • Gen Z and millennials are losing more sleep over their finances than older generations, a survey found.
  • The big difference is how stressed they are about housing, according to Empower.
  • Less than half of Gen X and baby boomers said rising rent or home prices contributed to financial stress.

Gen Z and millennials are losing more sleep over their finances than older generations, according to a new survey.

Some 56% of Gen Z and 51% of millennial respondents to a survey by financial services company Empower published this week said their finances were keeping them up at night. That compares with just 37% of Gen X and 20% of baby boomers surveyed who said the same.