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1. 1 2025-03-18T15:35:43-04:00 Jasmine Tidd 471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996 501,520 Canadian youth and teens (ages 10-19) enrolled in primary and secondary school (1921) 9 According to Statistics Canada, in 1921, over half of Canadian boys aged 10–19 were enrolled in school, highlighting growing access to education during the early 20th century. plain 2025-04-03T17:43:01-04:00 1921/01/01 Jasmine Tidd 471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996
2. 1 2025-03-18T15:43:05-04:00 Jasmine Tidd 471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996 First recorded use of "teenager" in Popular Science (1941) 2 The term “teenager” was first recorded in Popular Science in 1941, marking a cultural shift in how society viewed adolescence. No longer seen merely as “inexperienced adults,” teens began to be recognized as a distinct demographic—with unique behaviors, tastes, and growing economic influence—setting the stage for targeted marketing and youth-centered consumer culture in the following decades. plain 2025-04-03T18:51:22-04:00 1941/06/01 Jasmine Tidd 471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996
3. 1 2025-03-18T15:44:02-04:00 Jasmine Tidd 471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996 Teen spending power reaches $750 million (1944) 2 By the mid-1940s, American teenagers had a spending capacity of $750 million (roughly $16 billion today) (Savage 2007), marking the rise of youth as a powerful consumer demographic. The growing financial autonomy of youth reflects broader economic shifts and helps explain the sustained targeting of teen consumers in product design and advertising. plain 2025-04-03T18:47:57-04:00 1944/01/01 Jasmine Tidd 471dcb9f0e8267aafd8d02e66e24987fb9716996