Boomer Stat of the Week

  • Married boomer men plan to retire at age 64, while their wives are planning to retire at 63.
    Fidelity

  • 44% - The percentage of Baby Boomer women who are financially helping their adult children more than they expected due to the economic downturn.
    VibrantNation.com

  • Sixty-eight percent of boomers report taking vitamins or nutritional supplements to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but only 33 percent admit to exercising regularly.
    Energizer Holdings

  • Hearing loss has affected 47.8 percent of boomer marriages. Forty-six percent have had their hearing checked.
    Energizer Holdings

  • Over 70 percent of boomers rate their health, and spouse's health, as good or excellent. However, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, 50 percent of boomers have high blood pressure and two in five are obese.
    Energizer Holdings

  • Fifty-five percent of baby boomers feel they're healthier than their parents. About two-thirds use a healthier diet, regular exercise and annual checkups to do that; 45 percent say they manage their stress better.
    Energizer Holdings

  • Nearly one-quarter of baby boomers are doing nothing to maintain their health.
    Energizer Holdings

  • Forty-eight percent of boomers wish their spouse would exercise more; 41 percent wish their spouse would lose weight.
    Energizer Holdings

  • Of boomers who think they'll have to move to a new home as they get older, 59 percent think they'll move to a single level home, 50 percent think they'll move to a newer home, and 50 percent think they'll move to a smaller home.
    AARP

  • Nearly 60 percent of boomers use a louder voice so their spouse can hear them; 83.4 percent say it helps their spouse better understand what they are saying.
    Energizer Holdings