Questions About Boomers And Related Issues
By : Jeri Maier
(March, 2002)
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Question
Hi. My name is Anne and I am doing a project for school.
(11th grade). My topic is baby boomers.
I have specifically chosen Madonna
(music) Princess Diana (culture/volunteerism)
and Bill Gates (technology/entrepreneur) for my thesis.
I am researching how each has affected the
culture of our global community.
If you have any information
or sites you think would be useful to me,
I would surely appreciate any input.
In advance, thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Anne
Answer
Hi There Anne:
So, here are some articles on the web sites I found for you:
Princess Diana:
A beautiful princess who was frail but blossomed to her own.
She became famous for her charitable deeds after her
divorced from Prince Charles:
Princess Diana's Life, Death, and
Conspiracy Theory Links
0ne-stop resource for all Princess Diana sites
Comprehensive links to Princess Diana and
Prince Charles sites Princess Diana Links and News
.
http://www.greatdreams.com/princess.htm
Princess Diana Memorial, the death of
a fairy tale princess.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1009/diana.htm
CNN - Diana: A Remembrance
Millions watched a fairy tale in the making
Diana Reigns The making of a royal star
irreconcilable Differences
The princess in plush solitude On Her Own
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/diana/
http://www.althorp.com/diana-a-celebration/index.asp
Madonna:
What can I say about this Super Star?
I am a 54 years old baby boomers
and I love her and her musics ever
since she came on the scene over
10+ years ago (or more?)
"Madonna's ability to morph from
Material Girl to rock hard rocker
to a mom has kept her atop of
pop music." - AOL, 1/30/2002
Madonna is beautiful, sassy, sexy,
talented, and a dare-devil in her own right.
She is innovative, creative
She brokes all the rules
She created her own rules.
She broke the barriers for other woman singers - performers.
Madonna
Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 9/8c
Think you know everything about Madonna?
Not a chance.
Driven talked to the friends, musicians, and mentors
who knew the singer before she became the
Material Girl; we also found previously unseen
artifacts that will forever change the way you
perceive her. From egg-eating actress to
guitar-slinging bandleader, get ready for the
Madonna nobody knows.
http://www.vh1.com/insidevh1/shows/driven/madonna/
http://www.vh1.com/network/aol.jhtml?url=/insidevh1/shows/evolution/madonna
Description: Official site features audio, video
and lyrics from her new album Music.
Category: Arts > Celebrities > M > Madonna
http://www.madonnamusic.com/ -
MADONNA
Description: Official Madonna site at Warner Brothers.
Category: Arts > Celebrities > M > Madonna
http://www.wbr.com/madonna/
Welcome to MadonnaFanClub.com
Description: The official Madonna fan club.
Has news, member information, shopping and services.
Category: Arts > Celebrities > M > Madonna
www.madonnafanclub.com/ - 1k - Cached - Similar pages
Home Page
News, Prospective Students, Students,
Faculty & Staff, Alumni & Friends. University
Closings, About Madonna University, E-Mail,
E-Mail, Alumni Association. ...
Description: Official web site--information for
prospective students, alumni, parents,
and benefactors, including...
Category: Reference > Education > ... >
United States > Michigan > Madonna University
http://www.munet.edu/
Welcome to theMadonna Lyrics Archive
Created and maintained by Kenny Zalewski.
http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~kennyz/madonna_lyrics/HomePage.html
http://www.madonnamusic.com/
http://aolsvc.aol.music.getmusic.com/artists/featured/madonnahome64565.html
http://www.mlvc.org
http://philip.greenspun.com/humor/bill-gates
http://www.microsoft.com/billgates/default.asp
http://db.photo.net/WealthClock
http://www.quuxuum.org/~evan/bgnw.html
http://www.norfacad.pvt.k12.va.us/project/gates/bill.htm
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955
with the name William Henry Gates III. He was
also nicknamed Trey and is known at work as
the "Gator". Bill Gates grew up in Seattle,
Washington with his family. His family was
wealthy and was very competitive in anything
they did. His father, William Gates Sr., was
a "prominent" attorney and his mother, Mary,
served on the Board of Directors on many
organizations, including United Way.
Bill Gates also had two sisters, Kristi
and Libby. Libby now has two children
who call him Uncle Bill.
Bill Gates started junior high at Lakeside,
an exclusive all boys school in Seattle.
Lakeside was one of the first schools to
get a computer in 1968, and Bill and his
friends were interested in it. He became
friends with Paul Allen, who also loved
computers. Bill Gates was very smart
but "nerdy" at school where he became
"obsessed" with technology.
Bill Gates teamed with Paul Allen and
two other classmates to form The
Lakeside Programmers Group.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen contacted MITS,
a computer electronics place, when they
created BASIC, a computer programming
code. He then went to Harvard University
when he was twenty years old.
In Hawaii in 1994, Bill married Melinda ,
who was a Product Manager at Microsoft.
They had a baby girl, Jennifer Katherine,
on April 26, 1996. They currently live in
Bellevue, Washington where he is interested
in biotechnology and is on the boards of the
Darwin Molecular and the Icos Corporation.
He has written the book 'The Road Ahead' but
is also an avid reader and likes to play bridge
and golf.
Bill Gates has accepted many awards
including the National Medal of Technology
from President Bush.
Bill Gate's wealth has gone up and up and
is now approximately 48.5 billion which
makes him the richest man in the world.
I do believe that all three personality,
Princess Diana, Madonna and Bill Gates
contribute and change our society.
Question
What are the statistics on Baby Boomers who actively buy on-line?
(i.e., how many baby boomers use on-line services?)
Of the 32 million AARP members (as of April 2000),
how many are Baby Boomers?
How babyboomer adults confront their Parents about the way
they were raised and the issues of same.
What percentage of Baby Boomers buy resort real estate?
Do you have any concrete information
(i.e., in 1999 1 million baby boomers purchased 2nd
homes in resort communities...etc.)?
Question
Great site! Where can i find a large collection
of 60's psychedelic album covers. I'm trying to locate a
kind of font for print that was popular in the 60's and
need some examples
Thanks,
vazmusic@aol.com
Answer
Hi There:
Thank you for the compliment. We are here to serve!
Have you check out Boomers Hippies Links Page?
From that page you can go to variouis 60's and
Hippies web sites which are rich with posters
and photos from the 60's.
http://boomersint.com/hippies/boomer_hippies.html
Boomers International - Worldwide hippies links
Or Check out Peter Max's Web Site for posters etc...
He is the famous psychedelic painter.
http://www.petermax.com
Here are some album covers from couples of
Donovan's sites.
http://www.sabotage.demon.co.uk/donovan/frames.htm
http://www.ccia.com/~cajoana/donovan.htm
Here are some album covers from Dylan
http://www.bobdylan.com
http://www.bobdylan.com/albums/index.html
Here's Grateful Deads SITE - The ultimate psychedelic..
http://www.gratefuldead.com/
Here some Auctions site with 60's musics :
http://www.smartshop.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?c=373&ssa=1000
Enjoy,
PEACE, Love and Light,
Jeri Maier
Question
What are the top 10% on-line service Web sites that Baby
Boomers visit?
Boomers International gets several thousand visitors
per month.
What do Baby Boomers like and dislike about CONTENT
on Web sites?
Answer
Boomers like mostly anything to do with oldies musics,
nostalgic & old timer shows on TV and radio.
They also like to search for their old friends from high
school or long lost loves.
They love to read about themselves or anything to
do with their generation.
They do not like
1) Obscenity.
2) Long and winding story - they do not have time to
read.
3) Being told or suggested that they might be too old,
dumb and ignorant.
4) Technical difficulty in using the web site.
They like simple and easy to navigate and
easy to follow web site.
Question
When its 7am in washington dc what time is it in Cario?
Answer
3PM same day!
There are many good time zone converters and here is one:
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/worldtime/
This one is a fun one!
http://www.timeticker.com/main.htm
Question
Why is it that during the hippie era everyone
was into drugs?
Answer
During the late 50's, there was a mass of an individual
and spiritual movement and various researches conducted
about Eastern religious, and psychological aspects of
human potential. Those that want to reach higher human
consciousness were experimenting with Yoga and meditation.
Drugs were also used as one of the experimental vehicles to
reach higher consciousness or higher realm of possibility
(get high ...)
In the 60s, many of the hippies lived in commune or shared
living quarters and they were trusting of their fellow hipppy
who use drugs so they also participated in this uncontrolled
experiment. It was one form of freedom and self-expression.
One form of rebellion. It was the symbol of anti-establishment,
living free and feeling high. This is my opinion and may not
be 100% accurate. Please feel free to post yours..
Question
Please tell me something about the community of
hippies life in the mountain(a backward village)
according to the book"enoch's place"by Joyce.
The social background, when, how and why do
the hippies go into the mountain,and what is
their life like.Why are they called 'hippies'?
They are so different from the hippies in the city.
Answer
I have not read the book, "Enoch's Place"
but judging from the real-life experiences from
the late 50s and 60s, one can derive definitions
for hippies and they can be varied based on
several sources.
One of the sources that seemed to be describing the
reasons why hippies go to the mountain or rather
describing the ..
Cratis Williams (1911-1985) was a serious researcher
of southern Appalachian social and cultural history.
His dissertation, The Southern Mountaineer in Fact
and Fiction (New York University, 1961), is a major
contribution to scholarship.
In his dissertation, Williams came to the
conclusion that the mountaineer "turns out to be a rather
complex individual when we examine him closely."
The mountain lifestyle and city lifestyle are totally different
because of the surrounding and the environment one live
with day-to-day. In the mountain there is such a natural
beauty and the greenery. It is also peaceful and provide a
sanctuary and spirituality that one seeks and can obtain
from living in such a place. Hippies in the city are living
in the middle of society and more established and structured
lifestyle. They are not totally separating from societal
and everyday living.
According to the author of the book, "The Way of the Hippy"
from "Hippies From A to Z" by Skip Stone ....
"To be a hippie you must believe in peace as
the way to resolve differences among peoples,
ideologies and religions. The way to peace is
through love and tolerance. Loving means accepting
other as they are, giving them freedom to express
themselves and not judging them based on appearances.
This is the core of the hippie philosophy"
you can read more about it on his web site.
(Source, http://hippy.com/hippyway.htm)
I also have a list of Hippies web sites here
that you can broaden your reseach on:
http://boomersint.org/boomhip.htm
Let me know if you would like to learn more
about the 50's and the 60's.
Question
I am 49, my husband is 60...we are raising two young grandsons
whom we have adopted...I would be interested in knowing
if there are any statistics showing the growing number of
grandparents raising grandchildren...and how many of us
are boomers...
Answer
According to 2 studies, the numbers are approximately
4-5 millions. One study cited that currently there
are over 4 million and the other study stated that
there are about 5 million children in the United
States that live with their grandparents. Out of
those numbers, more than one third of these children
live with grandparents without their own parents.
We will post links for Grandparents' community in
the near future.
Question
How many people were born between 1946 and 1964
globally (not only US)?
Answer
Check this US CENSUS Bureau 's
World Populations and Growth Rate.
Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050
Average Average
annual annual
growth population
Year Population rate (%) change
1950 2,555,078,074 1.47 37,783,610
1951 2,592,861,684 1.61 42,057,724
1952 2,634,919,408 1.71 45,334,288
1953 2,680,253,696 1.77 47,968,370
1954 2,728,222,066 1.87 51,447,715
1955 2,779,669,781 1.89 52,953,889
1956 2,832,623,670 1.95 55,820,377
1957 2,888,444,047 1.94 56,498,740
1958 2,944,942,787 1.76 52,326,211
1959 2,997,268,998 1.39 42,063,403
1960 3,039,332,401 1.33 40,781,960
1961 3,080,114,361 1.80 56,083,390
1962 3,136,197,751 2.19 69,508,948
1963 3,205,706,699 2.19 71,110,065
1964 3,276,816,764 2.08 69,021,089
1965 3,345,837,853 2.08 70,227,393
1966 3,416,065,246 2.02 69,742,104
1967 3,485,807,350 2.04 71,868,340
1968 3,557,675,690 2.08 74,665,661
1969 3,632,341,351 2.05 75,268,761
1970 3,707,610,112 2.07 77,580,647
1971 3,785,190,759 2.01 77,006,527
1972 3,862,197,286 1.96 76,511,302
1973 3,938,708,588 1.91 75,889,828
1974 4,014,598,416 1.82 73,625,631
1975 4,088,224,047 1.75 72,167,756
1976 4,160,391,803 1.73 72,536,792
1977 4,232,928,595 1.70 72,474,692
1978 4,305,403,287 1.74 75,373,540
1979 4,380,776,827 1.72 75,928,390
1980 4,456,705,217 1.70 76,259,715
1981 4,532,964,932 1.76 80,436,825
1982 4,613,401,757 1.73 80,530,143
1983 4,693,931,900 1.68 79,634,537
1984 4,773,566,437 1.68 81,035,969
1985 4,854,602,406 1.70 83,004,697
1986 4,937,607,103 1.73 85,962,343
1987 5,023,569,446 1.71 86,582,954
1988 5,110,152,400 1.67 86,179,816
1989 5,196,332,216 1.67 87,425,051
1990 5,283,757,267 1.56 83,186,587
1991 5,366,943,854 1.53 82,729,518
1992 5,449,673,372 1.48 81,341,886
1993 5,531,015,258 1.44 79,980,657
1994 5,610,995,915 1.41 79,890,858
1995 5,690,886,773 1.36 77,749,766
1996 5,768,636,539 1.35 78,195,455
1997 5,846,831,994 1.32 77,774,984
1998 5,924,606,978 1.31 77,941,584
1999 6,002,548,562 1.29 77,639,749
2000 6,080,188,311 1.26 77,266,495
2001 6,157,454,806 1.24 76,857,561
2002 6,234,312,367 1.22 76,307,051
2003 6,310,619,418 1.19 75,485,352
2004 6,386,104,770 1.16 74,534,495
2005 6,460,639,265 1.14 73,767,955
2006 6,534,407,220 1.12 73,316,411
2007 6,607,723,631 1.10 72,783,684
2008 6,680,507,315 1.07 72,021,910
2009 6,752,529,225 1.05 71,236,842
2010 6,823,766,067 1.03 70,780,682
2011 6,894,546,749 1.02 70,649,200
2012 6,965,195,949 1.01 70,477,103
2013 7,035,673,052 0.99 70,242,856
2014 7,105,915,908 0.98 69,942,567
2015 7,175,858,475 0.97 69,624,648
2016 7,245,483,123 0.95 69,182,816
2017 7,314,665,939 0.93 68,547,667
2018 7,383,213,606 0.92 67,887,547
2019 7,451,101,153 0.90 67,144,312
2020 7,518,245,465 0.88 66,380,461
2021 7,584,625,926 0.86 65,539,596
2022 7,650,165,522 0.84 64,572,106
2023 7,714,737,628 0.82 63,604,496
2024 7,778,342,124 0.80 62,594,421
2025 7,840,936,545 0.78 61,689,042
2026 7,902,625,587 0.77 60,876,883
2027 7,963,502,470 0.75 59,988,832
2028 8,023,491,302 0.73 59,067,132
2029 8,082,558,434 0.72 58,096,962
2030 8,140,655,396 0.70 57,197,111
2031 8,197,852,507 0.68 56,337,030
2032 8,254,189,537 0.67 55,344,027
2033 8,309,533,564 0.65 54,300,605
2034 8,363,834,169 0.63 53,257,203
2035 8,417,091,372 0.62 52,286,644
2036 8,469,378,016 0.60 51,375,199
2037 8,520,753,215 0.59 50,361,303
2038 8,571,114,518 0.57 49,322,750
2039 8,620,437,268 0.56 48,347,926
2040 8,668,785,194 0.55 47,472,042
2041 8,716,257,236 0.53 46,657,857
2042 8,762,915,093 0.52 45,750,863
2043 8,808,665,956 0.51 44,835,304
2044 8,853,501,260 0.50 44,012,990
2045 8,897,514,250 0.48 43,242,913
2046 8,940,757,163 0.47 42,463,040
2047 8,983,220,203 0.46 41,510,930
2048 9,024,731,133 0.45 40,463,761
2049 9,065,194,894 0.43 39,491,799
2050 9,104,686,693
This graph will give you an idea of what is the birth
rate worldwide from 1950 to 1960 and projection through
2050.
World Populations Graphs
Sources: The International Data Base (IDB)
is a computerized data bank containing
statistical tables of demographic,
and socio-economic data for 227 countries
and areas of the world.
Note: Data updated 03-21-2000.
Question
I'm looking for a picture of a flower child from the 60's. I have a
class project and need an authentic picture of a hippie. Please send me
the website address I need to connect to or send me a picture at:
Answer
Visit our HIPPIES links and check out over 50+ sites from there.
Hippies Sites
Question
I CANT FIND A SITE FOR GLASGOW I AM SEARCHING FOR FRIENDS
FROM THE SIXTIES WHO REMEMBER 7-30 CLUB MACCABI ETC
Answer
There are many good web sites for Glasgow:
Here are some of the sites:
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/
City Of Glasgow
http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/
Maps, images, and games as well as
information about pubs, clubs, restaurants,
shops, and places to visit.
http://www.glasgowlife.com/
guide to restaurants, pubs,
hotels, cafes, and clubs.
http://www.glasgow-today.com/
Current news, weather, local businesses,
sports, accommodations and more...
http://www.glazgow.com/
With web cam
http://www.timeout.com/glasgow/
Glasgow was voted the coolest city in Britain in
a recent nationwide survey by The Big Issue.
http://www.virtualglasgow.com/
Guides for tourists and natives.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Gordon_Inglis/glasgow.htm
Welcome To Glasgow.
Question
How many Baby Boomers will have turned 50 years
old in the year 2000?
Answer
I would say approximately 30 millions Worldwide.
Question
What percentage of Baby Boomers buy resort real estate?
Do you have any concrete information (i.e., in 1999 1 million baby
boomers purchased 2nd homes in resort communities...etc.)?
Answer
Question
If you know any sites were I could find some Gen x stat's or
marketing to gen x that would be very kind of you.
Answer
We will conduct a research and post what we find on this
page in the future.
Generation Xers are approximately 93 million Americans
born between 1961 and 1981; and age in 1996, 15 to 35.
Gen Xers want to discover interesting products that fit
with the image of self that they are creating.
They are pragmatic and very concern about environment.
Emphasis is on realistic control of their life.
They are group oriented and bonded well with friends
and are protective of their groups.
Gen Xers are born with the ideas of diversity and
are generation of a very diversed group of cohorts.
They are Street-Savvy and survivors. Gen Xers
group have survived psychedelic parents, divorces,
one-parent families, step families, both parents working,
razor blades in their Halloween candy, latchkey lives,
violence on television, on the streets, and in the schools.
Probably the toughest generation since the G.I. Generation.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Read this book.
Generations, The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069.
William Strauss & Neil Howe, New York, Quill/William Morrow,
1991.
Marketing to Generation X, Karen Ritchie, New York,
Lexington Books, 1995.
Questions
I would like to find some websites that would provide me with
info on the differences in prices from the 1940's to present...such
as what a hamburger cost in 1940's verses now...or what a coke or
pair of jeans cost back then. Prices of the common things
that everyone used then and now. If you can help that would be great.
Answer
See our link to AARP's Research
http://boomersint.org/aarp.htm
Baby Boomers Envision Their Retirement:
An AARP Segmentation Analysis --
Question
It is commonly argued that there will be a surge in saving
by baby boomers over the next 10 years or so, driving the
US stock market higher. Where is the best place on the
web to find a coherent summary of these arguments?
Answer
Come back in a few days for the answers!
Question
How many boomers are expected to retire [or otherwise
leave the workforce] in the next 10 years? 20 Years?
Thanks!!
Answer
Again, I would refer you to look at the AARP's
Roper Research and comprehensive analysis
about baby boomers in the USA.
Boomers Segments
http://research.aarp.org/econ/boomer_seg_3.html
Question
How have the baby boomers effected the
economy since they have been born?
Answer
Question
What do you feel is the best way to care for the ageing Baby Boomers?
Geriatric Clinics, long-term care, in-home health care?
Any thoughts?
Answer
Depending on each situation and available resources.
Check our Care-Givers Page:
Caring For Parents
Check :
American Psychological Association's Advice
on Elder Care.
Question
What percentage of baby boomers are college educated and
what percentage of boomers have degrees in computer technology?
What percentage of boomers are working in technology fields?
Also, what percentage of boomers fall below the assumed medium
boomer income of $47,000 anually; what about the percentage of
boomers that qualify for below the US national poverty line?
Please give me the percentages in terms of the boomer population.
Answer
Again, I would refer you to look at the AARP's
Roper Research and comprehensive analysis
about baby boomers in the USA.
Boomers Segments
http://research.aarp.org/econ/boomer_seg_3.html
Question
I have two statistical questions regarding baby boomers.
Approximately how many living U.S. citizens are baby boomers?
What percentage of the total U.S.
population does this fugure represent?
Answer
AARP's Roper Research and comprehensive analysis
gives a complete pictures about baby boomers in the USA.
Boomers Segments
http://research.aarp.org/econ/boomer_seg_3.html
Boomers International Web Site
http://boomersint.org
Boomers International Web Site
http://boomersint.org
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