Benchmarks: Focus on the baby boomers
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Almost 4 in 10 baby boomers believe they will be better off financially in the next year, according to a survey by Mediamark Research Inc. Here are other results from the survey of Americans born from 1946 to 1964:
55.0%: Voted in an election in the last year
42.4%: Exercise at least twice a week
41.0%: Played the lottery in the last year
40.7%: Say “preserving the environment” is an important guiding principle in their lives
39.1%: Believe they will be better off financially in the next 12 months than they are now
35.6%: Live in a household that owns or leases at least three vehicles
30.8%: Remodeled their homes in the last year
23.3%: Have no health insurance
21.7%: Signed a petition in the last year
13.9%: Own a giant screen (42 inches or larger) TV
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