Boomers
Boomers at Midlife 2002: The AARP Life Stage Study
Research Report
Carol Keegan, AARP Knowledge Management
Sonya Gross, AARP Knowledge Management
Linda Fisher, AARP Knowledge Management
Shereen Remez, AARP Knowledge Management
November 2002
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- Report Home
- Volume I - Full Report (PDF)
- Volume II - Demographic Breakdowns (PDF)
- Executive Summary (PDF)
For this nationwide, representative survey, 2,127 baby boomers were asked to rate their current levels of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with - and short-term goals for - seven major areas of their lives: physical health, work/career, personal finances, religious/spiritual life; friends and family; leisure; and mental health. Comparable data were collected from 781 younger adults (ages 18-37) and 758 older adults ( 57+).
Telephone interviews were conducted from April 11 through June 15, 2002 by Princeton Survey Research Associates. A companion study of boomers and older adults was conducted using focus groups in Baltimore, MD, Charlotte, NC, and Kansas City, MO. For further information, please, contact Linda Fisher, Ph.D., of AARP Knowledge Management at 202/434-6304.