LEADER 05197oam 2200577 450 001 996339107103316 005 20230315142433.0 010 $a1-937737-19-5 010 $a1-4619-1119-2 035 $a(OCoLC)812012396 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6AKA 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000258008 100 $a20120924d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe baby boom $eAmericans born 1946 to 1964 205 $a7th ed. 210 $aIthaca $cNew Strategist Publications, Inc.$d2012 210 1$aIthaca, N.Y. :$cNew Strategist Publications, Inc.,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 334 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aAmerican Generations Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-937737-06-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTable of Contents; Tables; Illustrations; Introduction; Chap. 1 Attitudes; Boomers Are Most Likely to Say They Are Not Too Happy; Table 1.1 General Happiness, 2010; Table 1.2 Happiness of Marriage, 2010; Table 1.3 Is Life Exciting, Routine, or Dull, 2010; Table 1.4 Trust in Others, 2010; Belief in Hard Work Is Strong Across Generations; Table 1.5 How People Get Ahead, 2010; Table 1.6 Geographic Mobility since Age 16, 2010; Older Americans Are Doing Far Better than Middle-Aged or Younger Ones; Table 1.7 Social Class Membership, 2010; Table 1.8 Family Income Relative to Others, 2010 327 $aTable 1.9 Satisfaction with Financial Situation, 2010Table 1.10 Job Satisfaction, 2010; The American Standard of Living Is Falling; Table 1.11 Parents' Standard of Living, 2010; Table 1.12 Standard of Living Will Improve, 2010; Table 1.13 Children's Standard of Living, 2010; Two Children Are Most Popular; Table 1.14 Ideal Number of Children, 2010; Table 1.15 Spanking Children, 2010; Table 1.16 Better for Man to Work, Woman to Tend Home, 2010; Table 1.17 Working Mother's Relationship with Children, 2010; Table 1.18 Should Government Help the Sick, 2010; Religious Diversity Is on the Rise 327 $aTable 1.19 Attitude toward Science, 2010Table 1.20 Attitude toward Evolution, 2010; Table 1.21 Religious Preference, 2010; Table 1.22 Degree of Religiosity, 2010; Table 1.23 Belief in the Bible, 2010; Table 1.24 Bible in the Public Schools, 2010; Growing Tolerance of Sexual Behavior; Table 1.25 Premarital Sex, 2010; Table 1.26 Homosexual Relations, 2010; Table 1.27 Gay Marriage, 2010; Television News Is Most Important; Table 1.28 Main Source of Information about Events in the News, 2010; Table 1.29 Political Leanings, 2010; Table 1.30 Political Party Affiliation, 2010 327 $aMost Support Abortion if a Mother's Health Is EndangeredTable 1.31 Favor or Oppose Death Penalty for Murder, 2010; Table 1.32 Favor or Oppose Gun Permits, 2010; Table 1.33 Legalization of Marijuana, 2010; Table 1.34 Support for Legal Abortion by Reason, 2010; Table 1.35 Doctor-Assisted Suicide, 2010; Chap. 2 Education; Boomers Now Rank Third in Educational Attainment; Table 2.1 Educational Attainment by Generation, 2010; Most Boomers Have Been to College; Table 2.2 Educational Attainment of Baby Boomers, 2010; Older Boomer Men Are among the Best Educated 327 $aTable 2.3 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Men, 2010Most Boomer Women Have Been to College; Table 2.4 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Women, 2010; Among Boomer Men, Asians Are the Best Educated; Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Men by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2010; Among Boomer Women, Hispanics Are the Least Educated; Table 2.6 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Women by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2010; Few Boomers Are Still in School; Table 2.7 School Enrollment by Sex and Age, 2010; Nearly 1.4 Million Boomers Are Still in College 327 $aTable 2.8 College Students by Age and Enrollment Level, 2010 330 $aThe enormous size of the Baby-Boom generation ensures that when it sneezes the nation catches a cold. Today, the United States has pneumonia, struggling to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The collapse and subsequent paralysis of the housing market has decimated the net worth of Boomers, millions of them on the brink of retirement. The seventh edition of The Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 to 1964 is your strategic guide to the changing socioeconomic status of this important generation of Americans. 410 0$aAmerican generations series. 606 $aBaby boom generation$zUnited States$vStatistics 606 $aBaby boom generation$zUnited States$xEconomic conditions$vStatistics 606 $aConsumers$zUnited States$vStatistics 606 $aConsumer behavior$zUnited States$vStatistics 615 0$aBaby boom generation 615 0$aBaby boom generation$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aConsumers 615 0$aConsumer behavior 676 $a305.2 700 $aNew Strategist Publications$b Inc$01016328 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996339107103316 996 $aThe Baby Boom$92377475 997 $aUNISA