Babies and Boomers

First Opinion: Babies, Babies, and More Babies

Special Issue: Baby Boomers

153 Purpose of the Study: Our study provides a national portrait of the Baby Boom generation, paying particular attention to the heterogeneity among unmarried Boomers and whether it operates similarly among women versus men. Design and Methods: We used the 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census 5% samples and the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) to document the trends in the share and marital status c...

Special Issue: Baby Boomers

166 Purpose: As the Baby-Boom generation enters the ranks of the elderly adults over the next 4 decades, the United States will witness an unprecedented growth in racial/ethnic diversity among the older adult population. Hispanics will comprise 20% of the next generation of older adults, representing the largest minority population aged 65 years and older, with those of Mexican-origin comprisin...

Baby Boomers and Gaze Enabled Gaming

Despite common belief, Baby Boomers form a sizable population of gamers. Paying attention to how this generation experiences a game can help companies that target this group of users increase their market share. To address this need, this study examines Baby Boomers’ reaction to a new way of manipulating objects in a game, namely with their eyes. In particular, the study focuses on testing the ...

Reinventing aging: baby boomers and civic engagement.

Approximately 77 million babies were born in the United States during the boom years of 1946-1964. In 2011, the eldest will turn 65, and, on average, can expect to live to age 83. Many will continue well into their 90s. These baby boomers will soon have the opportunity to redefine the meaning and purpose of their older years. As some of the demands of work and family that have commanded their a...