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10 Facts about the Baby Boom

A baby boom is a period marked by a significant increase of birth rate. The best-known baby boom occurred in the mid-twentieth century, sometimes considered to have started after the end of the Second World War, sometimes from the late 1930s, and ending in the 1960s in the USA. 

There about 76 million Americans born in the 鈥渂aby boom鈥欌�� between 1946 and 1964.The “baby boomers” have influenced the county鈥檚 arts, politics, workplace and lifestyles over the years, making them an important part in the country’s history. Let’s take a look at some of the top facts about the Baby Boom; 

1.The Baby Boom happened as a result of strong postwar economy

The Baby Boom in the United states of America happened as a result if a strong postwar economy where the government and the people of the US felt confident, that they would be able to a support a large number of children, which led to a huge number of child births.  

This generation of “baby boomers” could go on to influence the economy positively acting as a core marketing demographic for products tied to their age group, from toys to records. Their influence was gel across both the USA and the world at large as they improved the economy greatly. 

2.It happened after the World War II, which had a profound effect on the birth rate

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The Baby Boom happened after World War II, which had a profound effect on the American birth rate. The rise in birth rate mostly known as Baby Boom skyrocketed in a stunning and unexpected reversal of the prewar decline.The war left a mark on the American people more so the farmers. 

There are several factors that the end of world war two resulted to this baby boom: the soldiers returning home from the war were weary of adventure and wished to settle down into family life with their sweethearts, and GI Bill benefits promised the decent pay, access to good jobs, and affordable housing that made raising a family possible. 

3.Most of those people born in the Baby Boom are on social media

Most of those people born in the Baby Boom era are on social media and like spending their time online, sharing their ideologies and ideas to the world at large. A full one-third of all boomers online describe themselves as heavy interest users 鈥樷�� and 82% of boomers belong to at least one social media platform.

They also spend more time online each week than millennial and they use a lot of that time to research news and politics.This is one of the characteristics, the Boomers have that other generations rarely do because of their busy schedules and even dislikes for the social media platforms. 

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4.The big number of boomers in the US are in the retirement age and are increasingly foreign

The US today hosts a large number of foreign born Boomers which keeps increasing per the day with approximately 10 million foreign born Boomers calling America home. The country has seen the number of Boomers who we’re not born there rise because of the rise in immigration. 

They鈥檙e also turning  to the retirement age with most of them past 65 years which is a traditional retirement in most countries. Most of this Boomers will turn 65 at a rate of 10,000 a day over the next 18 years, which is a huge number considering the kind of influence they have in the country. 

5.Most of people born in this era don’t believe in overspending and live in Maine than any other state

Most of the Boomers are not big spenders and where as they are thrifty, they are not cheap and don’t believe in heavy spending. 79% of baby Boomers believe that store brands are an excellent option instead of name brands.

Most boomers also live in Maine than any other state in the United states of America. comprising a total of 36.8% of Maine’s total population. New Hampshire, Montana, Vermont and West Virginia round out the top five, but Maine is home to most of the  Boomers. 

6. Most of the Boomers are learned and brought about the many changes in the school system

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Most of the Boomers are learned and have at least some college education. In the top ten states where Boomers have some collage experience the percentage is over 50%, which makes them among the most learned generation in the world. The Boomers also brought about the changes in the American education system. 

They began to fight instead for social, economic and political equality and justice for many disadvantaged groups: African-Americans, young people, women, gays and lesbians, American Indians and Hispanics, for example.By this time the education system and schools at large had changed for the better. 

7. They are prone to Hepatitis C 

One of the other facts about the Baby Boom and a sad one is that most of the people born during the Baby Boom are prone to Hepatitis C. The centers for disease control and prevention in the US says that the Boomers are five times more likely than other generation to be infected with Hepatitis. 

This fact places them at a disadvantage due to blood transfusions and medical procedures performed before the discovery of the virus and most of this generation could have received blood transfusion during this time and so are at a risk of being already infected by the virus.  

8.The Baby Boom has produced four former US presidents

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The Baby Boom has produced four former US presidents including the immediate former president Donald Trump who was born in 1946 and led the US for one term before the current president Joe Biden took over in the recently conducted general elections in 2021.

Other presidents born in the Baby Boom era include former president, the 44th president and the first black president  Barack Husein Obama who led America for two terms and was born in 1963 , George W Bush and Bill Clinton who were both born in 1946.

Read more about the US presidents in 10 Most Famous US Presidents

9.The children born in the Baby Boom made a positive impact on the society

The sheer size of the baby-boom generation equating to more than 75 million children magnified its impact on society, although in a positive way. One is the growth of families led to a migration from cities to suburbs in the postwar years, prompting a building boom in housing, schools, and shopping malls.

Another one is as the 鈥渂oomers鈥� reached young adulthood in the 1960s and 鈥�70s, their tastes in music and their hair and dress styles strongly influenced the national culture, and the political activism of some contributed to the end of the Vietnam war, which the USA were fighting for and which had led to several loss of lives. 

10. Many of the people born during the Baby Boom are still very active and energetic

Many boomers are still quite active and energetic for example Jerry Seinfeld born in 1954, Stevie Nicks born in 1948 and George Clooney born in 1961 all of them are boomers.Just because the boomers population aging doesn鈥檛 mean they are necessarily slowing down.

Baby Boomers are expected to influence the world for decades to come.They also now have grown up children and still support them. A recent survey from the national endowment for financial education found that 59%for boomers parents provide financial support for adult children aged 18-39.