Table of Contents
Introduction And Abbreviations
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- Introduction
- Other relevant reports
- Definition
- Abbreviations and terms
- Abbreviations
- Terms
Executive Summary
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- The size of the baby boom
- Boomer women outnumber boomer men
- Most working-age adults get health insurance through employment
- Education influences approach to healthcare
- Boomers spend more on entertainment than on healthcare
- Health insurance accounts for largest share of healthcare spending
- Aging boomers will stress the healthcare system
- Lifestyle-related health conditions will affect some boomers
- Boomer women are confronting menopause
- Chronic health conditions are afflicting more boomers
- Businesses will need to respond to boomers’ hearing and vision problems
- Boomers enter the age of mortality
- Physicians are the leading source of health information
- Busy boomers sometimes neglect health
- Medications will continue to be important to boomers
Demographics Of Baby Boomers
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- The baby boom population
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- Figure 1: U.S. population by generation, 2004
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- Figure 2: U.S. population by generation, 2004 and 2010
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- Graph 1: U.S. population by generation, 2004
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- Figure 3: U.S. population by generation and gender, 2004
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- Figure 4: U.S. population by age and gender, 2004
- Labor force participation
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- Figure 5: Labor force participation of baby boomers, by age, 2003
- Household income
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- Figure 6: Median and per capita household income by age of householder, 2002
- Educational attainment
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- Figure 7: Educational attainment by generation, 2002
Boomers And Health Insurance, Spending And Services
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- Health insurance coverage
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- Figure 8: Health insurance coverage by age, 2002
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- Graph 2: Health insurance coverage by age, 2002
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- Figure 9: Sources of boomers’ health insurance coverage, by age, 2002
- Baby boomers and spending on healthcare
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- Figure 10: Average spending on major categories by age of reference person, 2002
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- Figure 11: Average spending on healthcare by category, by age of reference person, 2002
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- Figure 12: Average spending on health insurance by type of supplier, by age of reference person, 2002
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- Figure 13: Average spending on medical services by type of care sought, by age of reference person, 2002
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- Figure 14: Average spending on drugs, by category, by age of reference person, 2002
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- Figure 15: Average spending on medical supplies by product type, by age of reference person, 2002
- Boomers and healthcare services used
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- Figure 16: Visits to physicians’ offices and hospital outpatient/emergency departments, by age, 2001
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- Figure 17: Visits to healthcare professionals, by age, 2001
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- Figure 18: Hospital dishcharges, days of care, and average stay, by age, 2001
- Implications for the healthcare industry
Health Conditions
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- Life expectancy
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- Figure 19: Life expectancy by age, 2001
- Lifestyle conditions
- Incidence of tobacco usage
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- Figure 20: Incidence of tobacco usage, by age, 2002
- Incidence of alcohol usage
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- Figure 21: Incidence of Alcohol usage, by age, 2002
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- Figure 22: Excessive alcohol consumption in past 30 days, 2002
- Incidence of illicit drug usage
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- Figure 23: Incidence of illicit drug usage, 2002
- Incidence of overweight/obesity and physical activity
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- Figure 24: Incidence of being overweight/obese, by age and gender, 2001
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- Figure 25: Physical activity by age and gender, 2001
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- Figure 26: Incidence of physical and social/leisure limitations, by age, 2001
- Births and menopause (reproductive health)
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- Figure 27: Births by age of mother, 2002
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- Figure 28: Birth rates by age of mother, 2002
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- Figure 29: Number and percent of women aged 40 or older who are postmenopausal, 2001
- Incidence of selected health conditions
- Incidence of circulatory diseases
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- Figure 30: Incidence of circulatory diseases, by age, 2001
- Incidence of cancer
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- Figure 31: Incidence of cancer by type, by age, 2001
- Incidence of respiratory diseases
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- Figure 32: Incidence of respiratory diseases, by age, 2001
- Incidence of other diseases
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- Figure 33: Incidence of selected other diseases, by age, 2001
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- Figure 34: Incidence of migraines, back, or face/jaw pain, by age, 2001
- Incidence of hearing, vision and dental problems
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- Figure 35: Incidence of hearing and vision problems and absence of teeth, by age, 2001
- Death rates and causes
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- Figure 36: Number of deaths and death rates, by age, 2001
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- Figure 37: Death rates* for people aged 35 to 44 and 45 to 54, 1950-2001
- Leading causes of death among boomers
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- Figure 38: Leading causes of death for people aged 35 to 44 and 45 to 54, 2001
- Implications for boomers and health conditions
Attitudes About Health Issues
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- Introduction
- Sources of health information
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- Figure 39: Sources of healthcare information for boomers, January-September 2003
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- Figure 40: Sources of healthcare information for boomers, by age, January-September 2003
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- Figure 41: Sources of healthcare information for boomers, by gender, January-September 2003
- Approach to illness and medical care
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- Figure 42: Approach to illness and medical care among boomers, January-September 2003
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- Figure 43: Boomers’ approach to illness and medical care, by age breaks, January-September 2003
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- Figure 44: Boomers’ approach to illness and medical care, by gender, January-September 2003
- Opinions about OTC and prescription medications
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- Figure 45: Boomers’ Opinions about OTC and prescription drugs, January-September 2003
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- Figure 46: Boomers’ opinions about OTC and prescription drugs, by age breaks, January-September 2003
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- Figure 47: Boomers’ opinions about OTC and prescription drugs, by gender, January-September 2003
- Summary
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