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A Report Prepared <br />for the <br />14C Division of Aging <br />by CARES, <br />the Center for Aging <br />Research and <br />Educational Services <br />Jordan Institute for Families <br />School of Social Work <br />University of North Carolina at <br />Chapel Hill <br />(hftp://iff.sowo-unc.edu/cares/ <br />boomteas.htm) <br />1990 <br />Boomers <br />AA1 -me� <br />pi 9000 <br />4!b- � <br />at Mid -fife <br />The Future of Aging in North Carolina <br />"Talkin "bout My Generation" <br />At each stage of life transition, "baby boomers = people born be- <br />tween 1946 to 1964 —have challenged existing structures and <br />resources. They put pressure on hospital maternity units <br />when they were bom. They overflowed the public school <br />system, leading to record construction, overcrowded <br />classrooms, and sometimes double shifts of classes. <br />They gave a huge boost to college enrollment, and they <br />created an "echo boom" of births when they reached <br />child- bearing ages. As the oldest boomers began to turn <br />50 in 1996, the media took up the cry that demogra- <br />phers and those who work in the field of aging had been <br />70 80 voicing for many years: "What is going to happen when <br />the boomers reach retirement age ?" Boomers at Mid -Life: <br />The Future of Aging in North Carolina will explore this com- <br />ing wave of older adults and its impact on North Carolina. <br />10 20 30 40 50 60 <br />Age <br />"What's Goin' On" <br />A Description of Boomers in North Carolina <br />• In 1990 there were more than 2 million boomers in North Carolina —about one third <br />of the population and almost half of those of working age. <br />• One of the stereotypes of boomers is that they are well educated, but more than <br />half had a high school diploma or less when they were ages 25 to 34. This is better <br />than their parents, but it limits the occupational potential of the boomers and makes <br />lifelong learning a necessity. <br />• Boomers have higher incomes (in real terms) than their parents did at comparable <br />ages. This is because personal income has increased and because two- income <br />families are more common. <br />• The income gap between African American and White boomers is smaller than it <br />was in their parents' generation. Despite civil rights activities, the income gap for <br />African American boomers has not continued to narrow. <br />• How boomers will live in their later years will depend on the great diversity of family <br />configurations they have developed. Boomers married later than their parents, and <br />a larger number have remained single. They are less likely to be living in married - <br />family households or with their parents, and more likely to be living alone, as single <br />heads of household, or with a partner to whom they are not married. <br />
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