{"id":19403,"date":"2011-01-06T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/boomer-gloom\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:43:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:43:04","slug":"boomer-gloom","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2011\/01\/06\/boomer-gloom\/","title":{"rendered":"Boomer Gloom"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the first members of the Baby Boom generation reach the age of retirement, pessimism and gloom are pervasive on a number of fronts. While some of the negativity is related to aging \u2014 the demands and stress related to middle age are not pecular to any generation \u2014 Boomers have long trailed other age cohorts in life satisfaction. Currently, Baby Boomers are the most downbeat on the state of the nation. Fully 80% of adults ages 46 to 64 are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country today \u2014 just 15% are satisfied with the direction of the nation. While still substantial, such concern is significantly lower among other age groups: 60% of those ages 18 to 29 (Millennials) and 69% of those ages 30 to 45 (Generation Xers) are dissatisfied with the country\u2019s trajectory. Boomers also have little optimism about their personal state or their children\u2019s future. Some 21% of Baby Boomers say their own standard of living is lower than their parents\u2019 was at the age they are now, while more than a third (34%) believe their own children will not enjoy as good a standard of living as they themselves have now. Far fewer non-Boomer adults \u2014 both younger and older \u2014 expressed such gloom and doom. Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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