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Facts and figures about the baby boom
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Generations
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April 1, 1998
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Copyright informationCopyright American Society on Aging Spring 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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How does the baby boom compare to other generations?
What are important differences within the baby boom generation?
In the fifty-plus years since the onset of the baby boom in 1946, government agencies and other sources have generated a remarkable amount of data about the 76 million people who make up this generation. Actually, the vast majority of this information has been collected for other purposes-such as the census, vital statistics on births and deaths, estimates of unemployment and labor force participation, and so on. Still, the sheer volume of available data makes it possible to track the experiences of the baby boom generation in many different ways.
Given the brief length of ...
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