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The baby boom : Americans born 1946 to 1964 / / by Cheryl Russell
| The baby boom : Americans born 1946 to 1964 / / by Cheryl Russell |
| Autore | Russell Cheryl |
| Edizione | [6th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, N.Y. : , : New Strategist Publications, Inc., , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 308 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.2 |
| Collana | The American generations series |
| Soggetto topico |
Baby boom generation - United States
Baby boom generation - United States - Economic conditions Consumers - United States Consumer behavior - United States |
| ISBN |
1-282-76744-5
9786612767449 1-935114-48-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Chap. 1 Attitudes -- Older Americans Are the Happiest -- Table 1.1 General Happiness, 2008 -- Table 1.2 Happiness of Marriage, 2008 -- Table 1.3 Is Life Exciting, Routine, or Dull, 2008 -- Table 1.4 Trust in Others, 2008 -- Belief in Hard Work Is Strong among Younger Generations -- Table 1.5 How People Get Ahead, 2008 -- Table 1.6 Geographic Mobility Since Age 16, 2008 -- Table 1.7 Business Ownership, 2008 -- More than One-Third of Gen Xers Are Dissatisfied with Their Finances -- Table 1.8 Social Class Membership, 2008 -- Table 1.9 Family Income Relative to Others, 2008 -- Table 1.10 Satisfaction with Financial Situation, 2008 -- Table 1.11 How Has Pay Changed, 2008 -- The American Standard of Living May Be Falling -- Table 1.12 Parents' Standard of Living, 2008 -- Table 1.13 Standard of Living Will Improve, 2008 -- Table 1.14 Children's Standard of Living, 2008 -- Two Children Are Most Popular -- Table 1.15 Ideal Number of Children, 2008 -- Table 1.16 Spanking Children, 2008 -- Table 1.17 Better for Man to Work, Woman to Tend Home, 2008 -- Table 1.18 Working Mother's Relationship with Children, 2008 -- Table 1.19 Should Government Help the Sick, 2008 -- Religious Diversity Is on the Rise -- Table 1.20 Attitude toward Science, 2008 -- Table 1.21 Attitude toward Evolution, 2008 -- Table 1.22 Religious Preference, 2008 -- Table 1.23 Degree of Religiosity, 2008 -- Table 1.24 Belief in the Bible, 2008 -- Table 1.25 Bible in the Public Schools, 2008 -- Growing Tolerance of Sexual Behavior -- Table 1.26 Premarital Sex, 2008 -- Table 1.27 Homosexual Relations, 2008 -- Television News Is Most Important -- Table 1.28 Main Source of Information about Events in the News, 2008 -- Table 1.29 Political Leanings, 2008 -- Millennials and Gen Xers Are at Odds over Death Penalty.
Table 1.30 Favor or Oppose Death Penalty for Murder, 2008 -- Table 1.31 Favor or Oppose Gun Permits, 2008 -- Table 1.32 Support for Legal Abortion by Reason, 2008 -- Table 1.33 Doctor-Assisted Suicide, 2008 -- Chap. 2 Education -- Boomers Rank Second in Educational Attainment -- Table 2.1 Educational Attainment by Generation, 2008 -- Most Boomers Have Been to College -- Table 2.2 Educational Attainment of Baby Boomers, 2008 -- Boomer Men Are among the Best Educated -- Table 2.3 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Men, 2008 -- Most Boomer Women Have Been to College -- Table 2.4 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Women, 2008 -- Among Boomer Men, Asians Are the Best Educated -- Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Men by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2008 -- Among Boomer Women, Hispanics Lag in Education -- Table 2.6 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Women by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2008 -- Few Boomers Are Still in School -- Table 2.7 School Enrollment by Sex and Age, 2007 -- Nearly 1.2 Million Boomers Are Still in College -- Table 2.8 College Students by Age and Enrollment Level, 2007 -- Many Adults Participate in Education for Job-Related Reasons -- Table 2.9 Participation in Adult Education by Age, 2005 -- Chap. 3 Health -- Most 45-to-54-Year-Olds Feel Excellent or Very Good -- Table 3.1 Health Status by Age, 2008 -- Weight Problems Are the Norm for Boomers -- Table 3.2 Average Measured Weight by Age and Sex, 2003-06 -- Table 3.3 Weight Status by Sex and Age, 2003-06 -- Table 3.4 Leisure-Time Physical Activity Level by Sex and Age, 2006 -- More than 20 Percent of 45-to-54-Year-Olds Smoke Cigarettes -- Table 3.5 Cigarette Smoking Status by Age, 2008 -- Table 3.6 Alcohol Use by Age, 2008 -- Table 3.7 Illicit Drug Use by People Aged 12 or Older, 2007 -- Table 3.8 Marijuana Use by People Aged 12 or Older, 2007. Many Middle-Aged Americans Lack Health Insurance -- Table 3.9 Health Insurance Coverage by Age, 2007 -- Table 3.10 Private Health Insurance Coverage by Age, 2007 -- Table 3.11 Government Health Insurance Coverage by Age, 2007 -- Table 3.12 Spending on Health Care by Age, 2006 -- Health Problems Increase in the 45-to-64 Age Group -- Table 3.13 Number of Adults with Health Conditions by Age, 2007 -- Table 3.14 Distribution of Health Conditions among Adults by Age, 2007 -- Table 3.15 Percent of Adults with Health Conditions by Age, 2007 -- Table 3.16 Hypertension by Sex and Age, 1988-94 and 2003-06 -- Table 3.17 High Cholesterol by Sex and Age, 1988-94 and 2003-06 -- Prescription Drug Use Is Increasing -- Table 3.18 Prescription Drug Use by Sex and Age, 1988-94 and 2001-04 -- Table 3.19 Spending on Prescription Medications by Age, 2006 -- Millions of Middle-Aged Americans Are Disabled -- Table 3.20 Difficulties in Physical Functioning among Adults by Age, 2007 -- Table 3.21 Cumulative Number of AIDS Cases by Sex and Age, through 2006 -- Boomers Are Filling Physician Waiting Rooms -- Table 3.22 Physician Office Visits by Sex and Age, 2006 -- Table 3.23 Hospital Outpatient Department Visits by Age and Reason, 2006 -- Table 3.24 Emergency Department Visits by Age and Urgency of Problem, 2006 -- Table 3.25 Rating of Health Care Received from Doctor's Office or Clinic, 2006 -- Table 3.26 Number of Overnight Hospital Stays by Age, 2007 -- Many Americans Turn to Alternative Medicine -- Table 3.27 Adults Who Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Age, 2007 -- Causes of Death Shift in Middle Age -- Table 3.28 Leading Causes of Death for People Aged 45 to 54, 2006 -- Table 3.29 Leading Causes of Death for People Aged 55 to 64, 2006 -- Table 3.30 Life Expectancy by Age and Sex, 2006 -- Chap. 4 Housing -- Homeownership Rate Has Declined. Table 4.1 Homeownership by Age of Householder, 2000 to 2008 -- Homeownership Rises with Age -- Table 4.2 Owners and Renters by Age of Householder, 2008 -- Married Couples Are Most Likely to Be Homeowners -- Table 4.3 Homeownership Rate by Age of Householder and Type of Household, 2008 -- Most Middle-Aged Blacks and Hispanics Are Homeowners -- Table 4.4 Black and Hispanic Homeownership Rate by Age, 2007 -- Middle Aged Are Most Likely to Live in Single-Family Homes -- Table 4.5 Number of Units in Structure by Age of Householder, 2007 -- Few Middle-Aged Householders Own New Homes -- Table 4.6 Owners and Renters of New Homes by Age of Householder, 2007 -- Housing Costs Are Highest for Homeowner Couples Aged 35 to 44 -- Table 4.7 Median Monthly Housing Costs by Household Type and Age of Householder, 2007 -- Married Couples Aged 45 to 64 Own Costly Homes -- Table 4.8 Value of Owner-Occupied Homes by Type of Household and Age of Householder, 2007 -- Mobility Rate Falls Steeply in Middle Age -- Table 4.9 Geographic Mobility by Age and Type of Move, 2007-08 -- Table 4.10 Reason for Moving among People Aged 45 to 64, 2007-08 -- Chap. 5 Income -- Median Income Is Declining for Households Headed by the Middle Aged -- Table 5.1 Median Income of Households Headed by People Aged 45 to 64, 1990 to 2007 -- Household Income Peaks around Age 50 -- Table 5.2 Income of Households Headed by People Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Total Households -- Among Boomers, Asians and Non-Hispanic Whites Have the Highest Incomes -- Table 5.3 Income of Households Headed by People Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Asian Households -- Table 5.4 Income of Households Headed by People Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Black Households -- Table 5.5 Income of Households Headed by People Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Hispanic Households -- Table 5.6 Income of Households Headed by People Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Non-Hispanic White Households. Married Couples Have the Highest Incomes -- Table 5.7 Income of Households by Household Type, 2007: Aged 45 to 64 -- Table 5.8 Income of Households by Household Type, 2007: Aged 45 to 49 -- Table 5.9 Income of Households by Household Type, 2007: Aged 50 to 54 -- Table 5.10 Income of Households by Household Type, 2007: Aged 55 to 59 -- Table 5.11 Income of Households by Household Type, 2007: Aged 60 to 64 -- Median Income of Middle-Aged Men Has Declined -- Table 5.12 Median Income of Men Aged 45 to 64, 1990 to 2007 -- Table 5.13 Median Income of Women Aged 45 to 64, 1990 to 2007 -- Men Aged 50 to 54 Have the Highest Incomes -- Table 5.14 Income of Men Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Total Men -- Table 5.15 Income of Men Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Asian Men -- Table 5.16 Income of Men Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Black Men -- Table 5.17 Income of Men Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Hispanic Men -- Table 5.18 Income of Men Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Non-Hispanic White Men -- Women's Incomes Are Flat through Middle Age -- Table 5.19 Income of Women Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Total Women -- Table 5.20 Income of Women Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Asian Women -- Table 5.21 Income of Women Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Black Women -- Table 5.22 Income of Women Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Hispanic Women -- Table 5.23 Income of Women Aged 45 to 64, 2007: Non-Hispanic White Women -- Earnings Rise with Education -- Table 5.24 Earnings of Men by Education, 2007: Aged 45 to 54 -- Table 5.25 Earnings of Men by Education, 2007: Aged 55 to 64 -- Table 5.26 Earnings of Women by Education, 2007: Aged 45 to 54 -- Table 5.27 Earnings of Women by Education, 2007: Aged 55 to 64 -- Poverty Rate among Boomers Is below Average -- Table 5.28 People below Poverty Level by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2007 -- Chap. 6 Labor Force -- Labor Force Participation among Older Boomers Has Risen. Table 6.1 Labor Force Participation Rate by Sex and Age, 2000 and 2008. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996339110503316 |
Russell Cheryl
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| Ithaca, N.Y. : , : New Strategist Publications, Inc., , 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Who's buying health care
| Who's buying health care |
| Autore | Russell Cheryl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : New Strategist Publications Incorporated, 2007 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical Economics
Public Health Health & Biological Sciences |
| ISBN |
1-282-76742-9
9786612767425 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454278103321 |
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Russell Cheryl
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| [Place of publication not identified], : New Strategist Publications Incorporated, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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