Baby boom
A baby boom is any period marked by a greatly increased birth rate. This demographic phenomenon is usually ascribed within certain geographical bounds and when the number of annual births exceeds 2 per 100 women (or approximately 1% of the total population size). People born during such a period are often called baby boomers; however, some experts distinguish between those born during such demographic baby booms and those who identify with the overlapping cultural generations. Conventional wisdom states that baby booms signify good times and periods of general economic growth and stability.
United States
The term "baby boom" most often refers to the dramatic post–World War II baby boom (1946–1964). There are an estimated 78.3 million Americans who were born during this demographic boom in births.[1] The term is a general demographic one and is also applicable to other similar population expansions.
Recent baby boom periods include the following:
- Post–World War II baby boom: Years of duration vary, depending on the source (e.g., 1943–1960,[4] 1946–1964[5]).
- Echo baby boom (Millennial Generation): (1982–1995), the children of the post-WWII baby boomers.[6][7]
- 2007 - 4.3 million babies were born in the U.S., breaking the record set for children born in 1957. Contributing to the record was the increase in childbearing women of all ages, and a record share of births to unmarried women.[8]
Notes
- ^ "Baby Boom Population: U.S. Census Bureau, USA and by State". Boomers Life. 2008-07-01. http://www.boomerslife.org/baby_boom_population_us_census_bureau_by_state.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ CDC Bottom of this page http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/vsus.htm "Vital Statistics of the United States, 2003, Volume I, Natality", Table 1-1 "Live births, birth rates, and fertility rates, by race: United States, 1909-2003."
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau — Oldest Boomers Turn 60 (2006)
- ^ Strauss, William, & Howe, Neil (1992). Generations: The history of America's future, 1584 to 2069. Harper Perennial. pp. 324. ISBN 0688119123.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (January 3, 2001). "Oldest Baby Boomers Turn 60!". http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006105.html. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- ^ Leung, Rebecca (2005-09-04). "The Echo Boomers". 60 Minutes (CBS News). http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/01/60minutes/main646890.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
- ^ Marino, Vivian (August 20, 2006). "College-Town Real Estate: The Next Big Niche?". The New York Times: pp. 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/realestate/commercial/20sqft.html?fta=y. Retrieved September 25, 2010. "College enrollments have been on the rise as the baby boomers’ children — sometimes known as the “echo boom” generation — come of age. This group, born from 1982 to 1995, is about 80 million strong."
- ^ Eckholm, Erik (March 18, 2009). "’07 U.S. Births Break Baby Boom Record". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/health/19birth.html. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
This final report appears to have replaced the dead link in Notes #5: http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/p25-1138.pdf Experienced editors are welcome to make this fit standard formatting.
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