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To: Les H who wrote (160860)	4/18/2002 9:26:46 PM
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Robert Blake arrested. MSNBC showing car driving him from sister's house to jail...

To: Les H who wrote (160860)	4/19/2002 9:48:32 AM
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Baby Boomers at a Glance: Total Baby Boomer (ages 35 to 54) population in the United States: 82,826,479. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. Percentage of the U.S. population that are Baby Boomers: 30.2 percent. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. The most rapid growth of any age group from the 1990 to 2000 Census was the 49 percent jump in the 45- to 55-year-old population. This increase to 37.7 million in 2000 was fueled mainly by the entry of the first of the Baby Boomer generation. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, May 15, 2001. The median age of the U.S. population was 35.3 years in 2000, the highest it has ever been, reflecting the aging of Baby Boomers. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, May 15, 2001. Seven Baby Boomers will turn 50 every minute until 2014. Source: The New York Times, Sunday, July 2, 2000 The first of the Baby Boomers began turning 50 on Jan. 1, 1996. Since then, some 10.1 million have crossed the half-century mark. Source: MarketResearch.com, 1999. Seventy-four percent of the Baby Boomer generation say they plan to do, or are currently doing, some kind of paid work in retirement. Source: Scudder Kemper Investments, 1999. Twenty-three percent of Baby Boomers say they will work part time during their retirement mainly for the income it provides. Source: American Association of Retired People, February 1999. Eight in 10 Baby Boomers say they plan to work at least part time during their retirement; 16 percent say they will not work at all. Source: American Association of Retired People, February 1999 Percentage of Baby Boomers who say they need to reduce their debt level: 80 percent. Percentage of Baby Boomers who say they need to pay off their credit card balance: 67 percent. Source: Yankelovich Monitor, July 1998. Only 35 percent of Baby Boomers expect to have to scale back their lifestyle during retirement, and just 23 percent think they will struggle to make ends meet. Source: American Association of Retired People, February 1999. Seventy percent of Baby Boomers say they don't want to depend on their children during retirement. Source: American Association of Retired People, February 1999. The "Haves," those at the high end of the household income scale ($70K+), are twice as likely as the "Have-nots," those at the low end of the household income scale (less than $30K), to be "very optimistic" about their retirement (36 percent vs. 18 percent). Source: American Association of Retired People, February 1999. A Cornell University study estimated that Baby Boomers would likely inherit $10 trillion through 2040. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 6, 2000. equitableofiowa.com