RASCAL REPORT
An Eye on Baby Boomers Since 2022
Why Is the Villages Known as ‘The STD Capital of America?’
The Villages, a mammoth retirement community that was the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the nation two years ago, is no stranger to folklore. The central Florida senior haven has fielded rumors about swingers and public sex for decades.
Disco. Not Hippies. Gen Jones turning on its Boomer Brethren.
A generation hidden within a generation, Generation Jones is a term social commentators affix to younger, tail-end boomers — people who came of age in the disco-, punk-, and Watergate-obsessed 1970s, not the hippie-spawning; Vietnam War-protesting; sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll 1960s.
Boomer women are more health conscious.
The decline in disability among older Americans was “substantial,” according to the findings. Between 2008 and 2017, the odds of experiencing limitations in activities of daily living declined 18%, and the odds of experiencing functional limitations decreased 13%. But it’s women who are more likely than men to have annual check-ups and adopt preventive care practices and adopt more health-promoting behaviors.
1 in 6 Americans is now 65+. And the cohort keeps growing.
It’s projected that there will be over 90 million Americans age 65+ by 2060. Here are the number of people in the U.S. age 65 and older, by year. The number is expected to continue growing by 2040 and 2060
Note: Red bars (2040 and 2060) indicate projections.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates and Projections
This “Oldfluencer” is putting a new spin on what it means to age
Her sons thought their mother’s new passion would fizzle out once she realized how hard it was to attract TikTok followers. Two years later, she has millions of views and 378,000 followers from all over the world.