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In reply to the discussion: The Last Baby Boomers were born in 1964. [View all]JenniferJuniper
(4,567 posts)regardless of the reason for the "baby boom" moniker. I was at a work related seminar last year focused around the age groups of workers and the primary speaker explained that passing years gives us better insight into generations and how they may be better grouped.
Even wiki says this about boomers:
"There are varying timelines defining the start and the end of this cohort; demographers and researchers typically use birth years starting from the early- to mid-1940s and ending anywhere from 1960 to 1964."
Someone born in 1963 had a drastically different life experience than someone born in the 1940's. They weren't around for JFK, didn't protest any war, the first presidential election they could vote in was Reagan v Mondale in '84, they probably intensely disliked hippies and listened to very different music. Yes, the were born when lots of babies were still being born, it being pre-Pill, but it begins and ends there.