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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).[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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 0-688-11912-3.
- ^ 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.[dead link]
- ^ 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."
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.
[edit] See also
- Population boom
- Population bottleneck
- Baby boomers
- American social policy during the Second Red Scare
- Generation
- Generations (book)
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