Perceptions of Declining Health
Perceptions of Declining Health
Baby boomers interviewed in 2004 reported being in poorer health than
people of the same age interviewed 12 years earlier, according to
University of Pennsylvania researchers.
??????????????????????????? Prewar babies??? Baby boomers
Years they were born ????????? 1936-1941????????? 1948-1953
Year they were ages 51-56?????? 1992??????????????? 2004
Percentage who reported?????? Men??? Women???Men??? Women
Being in excellent health????? ? 57%??? 57%?????? 50%??? 50%
Having a chronic condition ??? 53%??? 58%?????? 60%??? 65%
Problems with . . .
. . . climbing a flight of stairs??? 5%??? 9%?????????7%???14%
. . . getting up from a chair??? 11%??? 14%?????? 22%???33%
. . . lifting arms over head?????? 3%??? 5%?????? 10%???12%
SOURCE: Population Aging Research Center
???????????????????????????????????????????????????Washington Post
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