Baby Boomers - Research and data from Pew Research Center
Jul 8, 2020 · The majority of Baby Boomers are still in the labor force: In 2018, 53% of adults ages 54 to 72 were still working or looking for work. short reads Jan 17, 2019 Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins
Millennials outnumbered Boomers in 2019 | Pew Research Center
Apr 28, 2020 · Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the nation’s largest living adult generation, according to population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. As of July 1, 2019 (the latest date for which population estimates are available), Millennials, whom we define as ages 23 to 38 in 2019, numbered 72.1 million, and Boomers (ages 55 to 73 ...
Age & Generations - Research and data from Pew Research Center
3 days ago · Age and generation in the 119th Congress: Somewhat younger, with fewer Boomers and more Gen Xers The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate’s median age is 64.7 years.
Baby Boomers: The Gloomiest Generation | Pew Research Center
Jun 25, 2008 · Baby boomers are defined as adults ages 43-62 at the time the survey was taken. On a question that asked respondents to rate their present life on a scale of zero to 10, boomers, on average, give their lives a rating of 6.2.
Baby Boomers Approach 65 – Glumly | Pew Research Center
Dec 20, 2010 · As the leading edge of the giant Baby Boomer generation turns 65 on January 1, 2011, a Pew Research roundup of new and recent surveys finds that this age group is more downbeat than others about the trajectory of their lives and the direction of the nation as a whole. This report explores Boomers’ political and social values; their economic hopes and fears and …
Boomers and Social Change | Pew Research Center
Jan 6, 2011 · Boomers and Millennials are also both far less likely than are older adults to say children growing up with divorced parents, racially mixed parents or unmarried parents will face “a lot more challenges.” Asked to choose between divorce and an unhappy marriage, Baby Boomers are more likely than Millenials to say divorce is preferable.
Baby Boomers Retire - Pew Research Center
Dec 29, 2010 · In fact, on that day, today, and for every day for the next 19 years, 10,000 baby boomers will reach age 65. The aging of this huge cohort of Americans (26% of the total U.S. population are Baby Boomers) will dramatically change the composition of the country. Currently, just 13% of Americans are ages 65 and older.
Baby Boomers are in the workforce later in life than past …
Jul 24, 2019 · The majority of Baby Boomers (U.S. adults born 1946 to 1964) are still in the labor force, and the oldest among them are staying in the labor force at the highest annual rate for people their age in more than half a century. In 2018, 29% of Boomers ages 65 to 72 were working or looking for work, outpacing the labor market engagement of the ...
Divorce rates up for Americans 50 and older, led by Baby Boomers
Mar 9, 2017 · The climbing divorce rate for adults ages 50 and older is linked in part to the aging of the Baby Boomers, who now make up the bulk of this age group. (As of 2015, Baby Boomers ranged in age from 51 to 69.) During their young adulthood, Baby Boomers had unprecedented levels of divorce. Their marital instability earlier in life is contributing ...
More Baby Boomers have retired since COVID-19 began than …
Nov 9, 2020 · More than 70 million Baby Boomers reside in the U.S. Since the time that the oldest Boomers reached age 65, there has been public interest in their impact on the nation’s labor force, public social insurance programs and asset values. The COVID-19 recession resulted in a large and sharp employment contraction across generations.