I ran payroll for a 20 person company (US) for seven years, not a single person asked for or received a manual check in that time frame. This was between 2005-2012. I was the only person there under 40 years old.
That's an odd way to phrase it, since it doesn't seem like a particularly large sample as you state it. So how many individuals are you talking about, given your turnover?
Back up here. OC said "we run a small business and print checks manually". OC also said "With our employees being typically over 40, it's been rare to even have someone request direct deposit." So I responded from my own experience running payroll at what was also a small business, with employees who were also all 40+ years old. Where the heck does sample size come into this? It’s completely beside the point. We’re sharing anecdotes here, not research projects.
That's an odd way to phrase it, since it doesn't seem like a particularly large sample as you state it. So how many individuals are you talking about, given your turnover?