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| + | The baby boom generation was born between the years 1946 and 1964. | ||
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In 2011, the Pew research foundation reported concerning the [[United States]]: | In 2011, the Pew research foundation reported concerning the [[United States]]: | ||
{{cquote|Younger generations also are significantly less likely than older ones to affiliate with a religious tradition. This pattern began in the 1970s when 13% of Baby Boomers were unaffiliated with any particular religion, according to the General Social Survey. That compared with just 6% among the Silent generation and 3% among the Greatest generation.<ref>[http://www.people-press.org/2011/11/03/section-1-how-generations-have-changed/ The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election | {{cquote|Younger generations also are significantly less likely than older ones to affiliate with a religious tradition. This pattern began in the 1970s when 13% of Baby Boomers were unaffiliated with any particular religion, according to the General Social Survey. That compared with just 6% among the Silent generation and 3% among the Greatest generation.<ref>[http://www.people-press.org/2011/11/03/section-1-how-generations-have-changed/ The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election | ||
Section 1: How Generations Have Changed]</ref>}} | Section 1: How Generations Have Changed]</ref>}} | ||
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| + | On February 5, 2013, ''Business Insider'' wrote an article entitled ''Baby Boomers Are Fatter And Lazier Than Their Parents' Generation'' in which cited statistics indicating that the baby boomer generation has greater problems with obesity that the previous generation and were also a generation which is less physically active. <ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/baby-boomers-are-fatter-and-lazier-than-their-parents-generation-2013-2 Baby Boomers Are Fatter And Lazier Than Their Parents' Generation]</ref> The Silent Generation was born from 1925 until 1942. | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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Revision as of 04:03, September 4, 2014
The baby boom generation was born between the years 1946 and 1964.
In 2011, the Pew research foundation reported concerning the United States:
| “ | Younger generations also are significantly less likely than older ones to affiliate with a religious tradition. This pattern began in the 1970s when 13% of Baby Boomers were unaffiliated with any particular religion, according to the General Social Survey. That compared with just 6% among the Silent generation and 3% among the Greatest generation.[1] | ” |
On February 5, 2013, Business Insider wrote an article entitled Baby Boomers Are Fatter And Lazier Than Their Parents' Generation in which cited statistics indicating that the baby boomer generation has greater problems with obesity that the previous generation and were also a generation which is less physically active. [2] The Silent Generation was born from 1925 until 1942.
Notes
- ↑ [http://www.people-press.org/2011/11/03/section-1-how-generations-have-changed/ The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election Section 1: How Generations Have Changed]
- ↑ Baby Boomers Are Fatter And Lazier Than Their Parents' Generation