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Accidents, as cause of death, 172–180 Acute health conditions, 156–159 Adult education, 112–114 Affirmative action, opinion of, 57–58 African Americans. See Blacks. Ages of generations, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31 Alcoholic beverages consumption of, 147–148 spending on, 417, 421, 425, 429, 432–433, 437, 441, 445, 449, 453, 456–457 Alimony, percent with income from, 243 Alternative work arrangements, 286–287 American Indians births, 119–120 population, national, 344–349 population projections, 352 population, regions and divisions, 365–380 population, states, 389–414 Apparel and services, spending on, 418, 422, 426, 430, 438, 442, 446, 450, 454, 458 Arthritis, 160–161, 163 Asian Americans births, 119–120 population, national, 344–349 population projections, 353 population, regions and divisions, 365–380 population, states, 389–414 Assault victimization rate, 62–63 Assets of households financial, 464–465 non-financial, 468–469 Banks and financial institutions, confidence in leaders of, 60–61 Beverages, consumption of, 126, 129, 132 Binge drinking, 147–148 Birth rate, 116–117 Births, 118–123 birth order, 122–123 by generation, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29 number of, 118–123 race and Hispanic origin of mother, 118–121 to unmarried mothers, 120–121 Blacks births, 118–119 births to unmarried women, 120–121 children in households, 307–308 death, causes of, 172, 176–183 educational attainment, 96–97 homeownership rate, 195–196 households by type, 308 income, household, 237–240 income, personal, 220–221 income, women's, as percent of men's, 220–221 labor force participation, 261–262 life expectancy, 184–185 marital status, 328–329 population, national, 344–349 population projections, 354 population, regions and divisions, 365–380 population, states, 388–414 poverty rate, 247–250 unemployment rate, 261–262 Blood conditions, chronic, 162, 164 Bonds owned by households, 465 Business, confidence in leaders of, 60–61 Cancer, as cause of death, 172–183 Cash contributions, spending on, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459 Catholic, as religious preference, 72 Cerebrovascular diseases cause of death, 173–175, 178–183 chronic, 162, 164 Certificates of deposit owned by households, 465 Checking accounts. See Transaction accounts. Child support, percent with income from, 243 Childbearing. See Births. Childless women, 124–125 Children age of, in households, 312–313 food, types consumed, 126–132 geographic mobility, 188–190 health insurance coverage, 165–167 living arrangements at age 16, 48–49 living arrangements, 318–319 living with grandparents, 320–321 mother working, impact on relationship with, 41, 44–45 number born, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 118–123 number in married–couple households, 314–315 physician office visits by, poverty rate, 244–248 presence in households, 305–315 qualities most important, opinion of, 46–47 standard of living in future, opinion of, 50, 52 vitamin and mineral supplement use, 133–134 working parents by age of, 276–278 Cholesterol, high, 141–142 Chronic health conditions, 160–164 Chronic lower respiratory disease, as cause of death, 173–175,179–183 Cigarette smoking, 145–146 Circulatory conditions, chronic, 162, 164 Cirrhosis as cause of death, 173–175, 178–180 Cocaine use, 149–150 Cohabiting couples, 335–336 College enrollment, 102–105, 110–111 projections of, 110–111 College graduates. See Educational attainment. College students, 104–111 attendance status, 106–107 employment status, 108–109 numbers of, historical, 104–105 projections of, 110–111 Companies, major, confidence in leaders of, 60–61 Computer use, 83, 86 Confidence in leaders, 59–61 Congress, confidence in, 59–61 Conservative, politically, consider self, 76–77 Contract workers, 286–287 Contractors. See Independent contractors. Crime victimization rate, 62–63 Death penalty, opinion of, 64. 66 Death, causes of, 172–183 Debt of households, 470–471 Democrat, consider self, 78–79 Diabetes cause of death, 173–175, 179–183 chronic, 162, 164 Digestive system conditions acute, 157, 159 chronic, 161, 163 Disabilities, 153–155 Disability benefits, percent with income from, 243 Dividends, percent with income from, 243 Drinking. See alcoholic beverages. Drug use, illicit, 149–150 Dual-earner couples, 274–275 Earnings, percent with income from, 242–243 Education adult, 112–114 confidence in leaders of, 60–64 spending on, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459 Educational assistance, percent with income from, 242–243 Educational attainment, 90–99 race and Hispanic origin, 96–97 region, 98–99 sex, 93–95 Eggs, consumption of, 129, 132 Employment. See Labor force. Employment-based health insurance coverage, 165, 167 Endocrine conditions, chronic, 162, 164 Entertainment, spending on, 418–419, 422–423, 426–427, 430–431, 434–435, 438–439, 442–443, 446–447, 450–451, 454–455, 458–459 Executive branch of government, confidence in, 59–61 Exercise, 139–140 Fairness of people, opinion of, 37–38 Families. See Households, family. Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations, 265, 267, 269 Fats and oils, consumption of, 129, 132 Female-headed households. See Households, female-headed. Females alternative work arrangements, 286–287 births to, 118–123 childless, 124–125 cholesterol, high, 141–142 cigarette smoking, 145–146 cohabiting, 335–336 college students, projections, 110–111 death, causes of, 172, 176–183 disabilities, 154 educational attainment, 93, 95, 97 employed full-time or part-time, 270–271 exercise, 139–140 flexible work schedules, 284–285 food, types consumed, 126–129 hypertension, 143–144 income, 212–213, 216–221 income as percent of men's, 218–221 labor force participation, 252–254, 256–258 labor force projections, 290–291 life expectancy, 184–185 living alone, 303–304 living arrangements, 322,324 living in parents' home, 322, 325 marital status, 326–332 never married, 333–334 number of, compared to men, 342–343 nursing home residents, 170–171 overweight and obese, 135–138 pension coverage, 472–473 physician office visits by, 168–169 population, 342–343 poverty rate, 244, 246–248 risk behaviors of high school students, 151–152 school enrollment, 102–103 self-employed, 288–289 tenure with current employer, 279–280 unemployment, median duration of, 259–260 unemployment rate, 256, 259–262 union membership, 282–283 vitamin and mineral supplement use, 133–134 Finances, satisfaction with, 53–54 Financial assets of households, 464–465 Financial institutions, confidence in the leaders of, 60–61 Flexible work schedules, 284–285 Food spending on, 416–417, 421, 425, 429, 433, 436–437, 441, 445, 448–449, 453, 457 types consumed, 126–132 Foreign-born population, 357–359 Fruits, consumption of, 126–128, 130–131 Full-time workers income of, 218–221 parents, by age of children, 276, 278 poverty rate, 249–250 sex, 270–271 students, 108–109 Genitourinary conditions, chronic, 162, 164 Geographic mobility, 87–88, 188–190 since age 16, 87–88 Gifts, spending on, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459 God, belief about, 70–71 Grain products, consumption of, 127, 130 Grandparents, children living with, 320–321 Gun permits, opinion of requiring, 64–65 Happiness marital, 39–40 personal, 34–35 Health care, spending on, 416, 418, 422, 426, 430, 434, 438, 442, 446, 450, 454, 458 Health conditions acute, 156–159 chronic, 160–164 Health insurance coverage, 165–167 source of, 165–167 Heart disease as cause of death, 172–183 chronic condition, 162, 164 Helpfulness of people, opinion of, 37–38 High blood pressure, 143–144 High school graduates. See Educational attainment. High school students alcohol use, 147–148 drug use, 149–150 employment status, 108–109 overweight, 137–138 risk behaviors, 151–152 Hispanics births, 118–121 births to unmarried women, 120–121 children in households of, 307, 309 death, causes of, 176–183 educational attainment, 96–97 homeownership rate, 195–196 households by type, 309 income, household, 237–240 income, personal, 220–221 income, women's, as percent of men's, 220–221 labor force participation, 261–262 marital status, 328, 330 population, national, 344–349 population projections, 355 population, regions and divisions, 365–380 population, states, 388–414 poverty rate, 247–250 unemployment rate, 261–262 Historical statistics adult education, 112–114 birth rate, 116–117 childless women, 124–125 children living with grandparents, 320–321 cholesterol, high, 141–142 cigarette smoking, 145–146 college students, 104–105 health insurance, lack of coverage, 165–166 homeownership rate, 197–200 hypertension, 143–144 income, household, 222–223 income, personal, 210–213 labor force participation, 252–253 living alone, 303–304 living arrangements of children, 318–319 net worth of households, 462–463 never-married people, 333–334 nursing home residents, 170–171 population, 338–340 poverty rate, 244–245 school enrollment, 100–101 stocks owned by households, 466–467 voting rate, 80–81 young adults living in parents' home, 322, 325 HIV disease, as cause of death, 172–179 Homeownership rate, 191–200 Homes mobile, 203–204 new, 201–202 number of units in structure, 203–204 owned, value of, 205–206 Homicide, as cause of death, 172–178 Homosexual sex, opinion of, 67, 69 Households age of children in, 312–313 children, presence in, 305–315 debts, 470–471 distribution by age and generation, 294–300 financial assets, 464–465 homeownership rate, 191–200 income, 222–241 net worth, 462–463 non-financial assets, 468–469 number of children in, 314–315 race and Hispanic origin, 307–311 region, 316–317 size, 301–302 spending, 415–459 stock ownership, 465–467 types, 296–300 Households, family children, presence in, 305–315 homeownership rate, 195–196 income, 228–236 number and percent, 296–300 race and Hispanic origin, 307–311 Households, female-headed children, presence in, 305–311 homeownership rate, 193–196 homes, owned, value of, 205–206 housing costs, 207–208 income, 228–236 number and percent, 296–300 race and Hispanic origin, 307–311 Households, male-headed children, presence in, 305–311 homeownership rate, 193–196 homes, owned, value of, 205–206 housing costs, 207–208 income, 228–236 number and percent, 296–300 race and Hispanic origin, 307–311 Households, married-couple children, number of in, 314–315 children, presence in, 305–311, 314–315 dual-earner couples, 274–275 homeownership rate, 193–196 homes, owned, value of, 205–206 housing costs, 207–208 income, 228–236 number and percent, 296–300 race and Hispanic origin, 307–311 Households, nonfamily income, 228–236 number and percent, 296–304 Households, single-person historical, 303–304 homes, owned, value of, 205–206 housing costs, 207–208 income, 228–236 number and percent, 296–304 sex, 303–304 Housing costs, 207–208 spending on, 416–418, 421–422, 425–426, 428–430, 432–434, 437–438, 441–442, 445–446, 448–450, 452–454, 456–458 Hypertension, 143–144 Immigration, 357–359 Impairments, physical, 160–161, 163 Income, household, 222–241 distribution, 226–227, 230–236 historical, 222–223 median, 222–223, 228–229, 237–241 quintiles, 224–225 race and Hispanic origin, 237–241 type of household, 228–236, 239–241 Income, personal, 210–221 distribution, 214–217 full-time workers, 218–221 historical, 210–213 median, 210–213, 218–221 race and Hispanic origin, 220–221 sex, 210–221 Income, sources of, 242–243 Independent contractors, 286–287 Independent, politically, consider self, 76–77 Infective and parasitic diseases, 156–157, 159 Injuries, 156–157, 159 Insurance, health. See Health insurance. Interest, percent with income from, 243 Internet use, 83, 86 Jewish, as religious preference, 72 Job. See Labor force; Occupations. Kidney diseases, as cause of death, 173–175, 181 Korean conflict veterans, 74–75 Labor force alternative work arrangements, 286–287 distribution by age and generation, 257–258 flexible work schedules, 284–285 full-time workers, 270–271, 276, 278 part-time workers, 270–271, 276, 278 projections, 290–291 self-employed, 288–289 tenure with current employer, 279–281 unemployment rate, 255–256, 259–262, 278 Labor force participation employment status, 254–256 historical, 252–253 marital status, 272–275 mothers, 276–278 fathers, 276, 278 projections, 290–291 race and Hispanic origin, 261–262 sex, 250–258 students, 108–109 Labor, organized, confidence in leaders of, 59–61 Legumes, consumption of, 129, 132 Liberal, politically, consider self, 76–77 Life exciting, 34, 36 Life expectancy, 184–185 Life insurance owned by households, 465 Liver disease, chronic, as cause of death, 173–175, 178–180 Living alone. See Households, single-person. Living arrangements, at age 16, 48–49 children's, 318–321 sex, 322–325 Male-headed households. See Households, male-headed. Males alternative work arrangements, 286–287 cholesterol, high, 141–142 cigarette smoking, 145–146 cohabiting, 335–336 college students, projections, 110–111 deaths, causes of, 172, 176–183 disabilities, 154 educational attainment, 93–94, 97 employed full-time or part-time, 270–271 exercise, 139–140 flexible work schedules, 284–285 food, types consumed, 126, 130–132 hypertension, 143–144 income, 210–211, 214–215, 218–221 income relative to women's, 218–221 labor force participation, 252–255, 257–258 labor force projections, 290–291 life expectancy, 184–185 living alone, 303–304 living arrangements, 322–323 living in parents' home, 322, 325 marital status, 326–332 never married, 333–334 number per 100 females, 342–343 nursing home residents, 170–171 overweight and obese, 135–138 pension coverage, 472–473 physician office visits by, 168–169 population, 342–343 poverty rate, 244, 246–248 school enrollment, 102–103 self-employed, 288–289 tenure with current employer, 279–281 unemployment rate, 255, 259–262 unemployment, median duration of, 259–260 union membership, 282–283 vitamin and mineral supplement use, 133–134 Managerial and professional specialty occupations, 263–264, 266, 268 Marijuana use, 149–150 Marital happiness, 39–40 Marital status labor force participation, 272–278 never married, 333–334 race and Hispanic origin, 328–323 sex, 326–323 Married couples, labor force participation, 274–275 Married-couple households. See Households, married-couple. Meat, poultry, and fish consumption, 128, 131 Media, confidence in leaders of, 59–61 Medicaid, coverage by, 165, 167 Medical conditions. See Health conditions. Medicare, coverage by, 165, 167 Medicine, confidence in leaders of, 59–61 Men. See Males. Metabolic conditions, chronic, 162, 164 Midwest educational attainment, 98–99 homeownership rate, 199–200 households, 316–317 population, 360–364, 369–372 race and Hispanic origin, 364, 369–372 Military, confidence in leaders of, 60–61 Milk and milk products, consumption of, 128, 131 Mobility, geographic, 87–88, 188–190 since age 16, 87–88 Moderate, politically, consider self, 76–77 Mothers, working by age of child, 276–278 employed full-time or part-time, 278 impact on relationship with children, 41, 44–45 while respondent was growing up, 41, 43 Motor vehicle accidents, as cause of death, 172–175 Movers. See Mobility, geographic. Multiracial population, 344, 350 Murder (homicide), as cause of death, 172–178 Mutual funds owned by households, 464–465 Native Hawaiians population, national, 346–349 population, regions and divisions, 365–380 population, states, 389–414 Native Americans. See American Indians. Nervous system conditions, chronic, 162, 164 Net worth of households, 462–463 Newspaper readership, 83–84 Nonfamily households. See Households, nonfamily. Non-financial assets of households, 468–469 Northeast educational attainment, 98–99 homeownership rate, 199–200 households, 316–317 population, 360–368 race and Hispanic origin, 364–368 Nuts and seeds, consumption of, 129, 132 Obese, 135–136 Occupations, 263–269 On-call workers, 286–287 Operators, fabricators, and laborers, 265, 267, 269 Out-of-wedlock births, 120–121 Overweight, 135–138, 152 Part-time workers, 270–271 poverty rate, 249–250 parents, by age of child, 276, 278 Pensions. See also Retirement accounts. coverage, 472–473 percent with income from, 242–243 Persian Gulf veterans, 74–75 Personal care products and services, spending on, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459 Personal insurance, spending on, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459 Physician office visits, 168–169 Pneumonia and influenza, as cause of death, 173–175, 182–183 Political leaning, 76–77 Political party identification, 78–79 Population distribution, 338, 341 foreign-born, 357–359 geographic mobility, 188–190 historic, 338–340 immigrants, 357, 359 multiracial, 344, 350 national, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 338–359 projections, 351–356 race and Hispanic origin, 344–356, 364–380, 388–414 regions and divisions, 360–380 sex ratio, 342–343 sex, 342–343 shares, by generation, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32 states, 381–414 Poverty rate, 244–250 employed full-time or part-time, 249–250 historical, 244–245 race and Hispanic origin, 247–250 sex, 244, 246–248 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations, 264, 266, 268 Premarital sex, opinion of, 67–68 Press, confidence in the leaders of, 59–61 Projections college students, 110–111 labor force, 290–291 population, 351–356 Property income, percent with, 242–243 Protestant, as religious preference, 70, 72 Public assistance, percent with income from, 243 Race. See Asian Americans; Blacks; Hispanics; American Indians; Whites. Reading, spending on, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459 Regions educational attainment, 98–99 homeownership rate, 199–200 households, 316–317 population, 360–380 race and Hispanic origin, 364–380 Religion, confidence in leaders of, 60–61 Religious preference, 70, 72 Religious services, attendance at, 70, 73 Renters, home, 151–152, 201–202 Republican, consider self, 78–79 Respiratory conditions acute, 156–157, 159 chronic, 162, 164 Retirement accounts owned by households, 464–465 Retirement income, percent with, 242–243 Retirement planning, attitudes about, 474–475 Risk behavior of teenagers, 151–152 Savings bonds owned by households, 465 School enrollment, 100–103 Scientific community, confidence in leaders of, 60–61 Self-employed, 288–289 Self-employment, percent with income from, 242–243 Service occupations, 263–264, 266, 268 Sex ratio of the population, 342–343 Sex roles, traditional, opinion of, 41–42 Sex. See Females; Males. Sexual intercourse, homosexual, opinion of, 67, 69 premarital, opinion of, 67–68 Single parents, children living with, 318–319 Skin conditions, chronic, 160–161, 163 Smoking, cigarette, 145–146 Social Security, percent with income from, 242–243 South educational attainment, 98–99 homeownership rate, 199–200 households, 316–317 population, 360–364, 373–376 race and Hispanic origin, 364, 373–376 Spending average, 428–459 distribution, 416–419 indexed, 420–423, 428–459 market share, 424–459 States population, 382–414 race and Hispanic origin, 388–414 Stocks owned by households, 465–467 Students. See School enrollment. Sugars and sweets, consumption of, 126, 129, 132 Suicide, as cause of death, 173–179 Supplemental Security Income (SSI), percent with income from, 243 Supreme Court, confidence in, 60–61 Survivors' benefits, percent with income from, 243 Taxes, spending on, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459 Technical, sales, and administrative support occupations, 263–264, 266, 268 Teenagers. See High school students. Television confidence in leaders of, 59–61 viewing, 83, 85 Temporary-help agency workers, 286–287 Tenure with current employer, 279–281 Tobacco products, spending on, 419, 423, 427, 431, 435, 439, 443, 447, 451, 455, 459 Tobacco use. See Cigarette smoking. Transaction accounts owned by households, 464–465 Transportation, spending on, 416, 418, 422, 426, 430, 434, 438, 442, 446, 450, 454, 458 Trustworthiness of people, opinion of, 37–38 Unemployment compensation, percent with income from, 243 Unemployment rate, 255–256, 259–262 Unemployment, median duration of, 259–260 Unions confidence in leaders of, 60–61 membership in, 282–283 Unmarried couples, 335–336 Unmarried women, births to, 120–121 Utilities and fuels, spending on, 417–418 Vegetables, consumption of, 126–127, 130 Veterans, 74–75 Veterans' benefits, percent with income from, 243 Vietnam-era veterans, 74–75 Vitamin and mineral supplement use, 133–134 Voting rate, 80–82 Wages and salary, percent with income from, 242–243 Wealth assets, financial, 464–465 assets, non-financial, 468–469 debts, 470–471 historical, 462–463 home values, 205–206 net worth, 462–463 pension coverage, 472–473 stock ownership, 466–467 West educational attainment, 98–99 homeownership rate, 199–200 households, 316–317 population, 360–364, 377–380 race and Hispanic origin, 364, 377–380 Whites births, 118–121 births to unmarried women, 120–121 children in households of, 310 deaths, causes of, 176–183 homeownership rate, 195–196 households by type, 310 income, household, 237–239, 241 labor force participation, 261–262 life expectancy, 184–185 marital status, 331 population, national, 344–349 population, regions and divisions, 365–380 population, states, 389–414 poverty rate, 247–248 unemployment rate, 261–262 Whites, non-Hispanic births to, 118–121 children in households, 307, 311 deaths, causes of, 176–183 educational attainment, 96–97 homeownership rate, 195–196 households by type, 311 income, household, 237–239, 241 income, personal, 220–221 income, women's, as percent of men's, 220–221 marital status, 328, 332 population, national, 344–349 population projections, 356 population, regions and divisions, 364–380 population, states, 388–414 poverty rate, 247–250 Women. See Females. Work, would continue to, if rich, 55–56 Workers' compensation, percent with income from, 243 Working mothers, impact on relationship with children, 41, 44–45 World War II veterans, 74–75 Index Introduction Chapter 1. The Generations Highlights The Millennial Generation: Another Baby Boom Generation X: The Baby-Bust Generation The Baby-Boom Generation: Center Stage The Swing Generation: Quiet Pioneers The World War II Generation: The Affluent Old Chapter 2. Attitudes and Behavior Highlights Americans Are "Pretty Happy" Younger Generations Are Less Trusting Most People Say Their Marriage Is "Very Happy" Older Generations Are Less Accepting of Working Mothers Younger Generations Want Independent Children Many Young Adults Lived Only with Mom Most People Believe in Upward Mobility Generation Xers Are Not Happy with Their Finances Wealth Would Not Keep Young Adults from Working The Young Are Most Supportive of Affirmative Action Millennials Are Most Likely to Have Confidence in Leaders The Young Are Most Likely to Be Crime Victims Most Americans Favor Gun Permits Sexual Mores Differ Sharply by Generation Mainstream Religion Is Losing Ground with the Young Vietnam Veterans Now Outnumber World War II Vets Young Adults Are Most Likely to Call Themselves Liberal Younger Generations Are Independent Voting Has Declined among All but the Oldest Americans The Oldest Adults Are the Biggest Consumers of Traditional Media Most People Move Away from Their Home Towns Chapter 3. Education Highlights Generation X Is Best Educated Young Women Have More Education More High School Graduates among Young Adults of All Races The Northeast Has the Highest Share of College Graduates Younger Generations Spend More Years in School Enrollment Peaks among Teenagers Older Students Have Boosted College Enrollment Part-Time Study Suits Older Students Most College Students Are Employed Millennials Will Boost Number of Younger College Students Adult Education Is Popular among Americans under Age 55 Chapter 4. Health Highlights Birth Rate Edges Up Blacks and Hispanics Have Children at a Younger Age Most Teenage Mothers Are Not Married Most First-Time Mothers Are under Age 25 Many Women Are Childless Old and Young Are Most Likely to Eat Sweets Vitamin Use Increases with Age Most Adults Are Overweight One in Ten High School Students Is Overweight Most Americans Do Not Exercise Vigorously Changing Habits Help Lower Cholesterol Levels Higher Stress, but Lower Blood Pressure Smoking Is Down Among All Age Groups 18-to-25-Year-Olds Are Most Likely to "Binge" Drink Younger Boomers Are Most Likely to Have Smoked Pot Most Teens Avoid Risky Behavior One in Five Americans Has a Disability Young Are Most Susceptible to Acute Health Problems Age Brings Chronic Health Problems More Working-Age People Are without Health Insurance Doctor Visits Increase with Age Older Americans Are Less Likely to Be in Nursing Homes Most Deaths of Young Adults Are Preventable Americans Are Living Longer Chapter 5. Housing Highlights Young Adults Are Most Likely to Move Homeownership Rises with Age Married Couples Are Most Likely to Be Homeowners Non-Hispanic White Families Are Most Likely to Own a Home Homeownership Is Up Among Young and Old Homeownership Among Young Adults Is Highest in the Midwest Older Homeowners Live in Older Homes Most Americans Live in Single-Family Homes Middle-Aged Married Couples Have the Most Valuable Homes Housing Costs Are Lower for Older Americans Chapter 6. Income Highlights Men's Incomes Are Up Women's Incomes Are at Record Highs Men's Incomes Peak in Middle Age Women Aged 45 to 54 Have the Highest Incomes The Incomes of Young Women Are Almost as High as Those of Young Men Regardless of Race, Young Men and Women Are Closest to Wage Parity Older Householders Saw Biggest Gains Since 1970 Americans Aged 35 to 54 Are Most Likely to Be Affluent The Oldest Householders Have the Lowest Incomes Two Earners Equal Higher Incomes Black, Whites, and Hispanic Incomes Peak in Middle Age Middle-Aged Couples of All Races Have Highest Incomes One-Third of Elderly Receive Pension Income Poverty Shifts from Old to Young Black and Hispanic Children Are Most Likely to Be Poor Percentage of Workers in Poverty Declines with Age Chapter 7. Labor Force Highlights Men of All Ages Less Likely to Work Thirtysomething Men Are Most Likely to Work Boomers Dominate the Nation's Workforce Teenagers Are Most Likely to Be Unemployed Hispanic Women Are Least Likely to Work The Middle-Aged Are Professionals and Managers Middle-Aged Work Full-Time Steep Rise in Married Women Who Work Boomer Families Most Likely to Have Two Incomes Dual Earners Are the Norm Working Mothers Are the Norm Job Tenure Is Declining for Men Union Membership Peaks Among Workers Aged 45 to 54 The Share of Workers with Flexible Schedules Is Rising Older Workers Are More Likely to Be Independent Contractors Self-Employment Rises with Age More Women Will Join the Workforce Chapter 8. Living Arrangements Highlights Boomers Dominate Nation's Households Young and Old Have Most Diverse Households Oldest Americans Have the Smallest Households Elderly Women Are Most Likely to Live Alone Only One-Third of Households include Children More Than Half of Hispanic Households include Children Parenting Teens Is the Job of Fortysomethings Thirtysomething Couples Have the Most Kids Householders in the Northeast Are Older More Children Live with Single Parents Growing Numbers of Children Live with Grandparents Many Young Men Live with Their Parents Living Arrangements of Men and Women Differ Divorced Population Peaks in Middle Age Middle-Aged of All Races Are Most Likely to Be Married Younger Generations Stay Single Longer Most Cohabitors Are Young Adults Chapter 9. Population Highlights Social Trends Mirror Changing Age Structure Sex Ratio Reverses with Age Greater Diversity Among the Young Shifting Immigration Patterns Contribute to Diversity West Is the Youngest Region, Northeast the Oldest Diversity Is Increasing in All Regions Young and Old Are Drawn to Different States Racial Diversity Differs by State Chapter 10. Spending Highlights At All Ages, Housing Is the Largest Expense Biggest Spenders Are 35-to-54-Year-Olds The Baby Boom Dominates Spending Under Age 25: Just the Basics 25-to-34-Year-Olds: Spending on Children 35-to-44-Year-Olds: More Mouths to Feed 45-to-54-Year-Olds: The Biggest Spenders 55-to-64-Year-Olds: Spending Slows 65 or Older: The Go-Gos and the Slow-Gos 65-to-74-Year-Olds: Scaling Back 75 or Older: Spending on Health Care Chapter 11. Wealth Highlights Net Worth of Older Householders Rose during 1990s Most Working-Age Adults Have Retirement Accounts Nearly Half of Households Own Stock Value of Nonfinancial Assets Peaks among 45-to-64-Year-Olds Most Households Have Some Debt Pension Coverage Rises with Age Retirement Plans Still a Go For More Information Glossary Bibliography Index