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* Den yngre del af boomerne, født 1956–64, svarede (foruden den kolde krig, Cuba-krisen og de tre mord): Vietnamkrigen, månevandringen, [[Watergate-skandalen]] og [[Richard Nixon|præsident Nixons]] fratrædelse, nedsættelsen i begyndelsen af 1970-erne af aldersgrænsen for spiritusudskænkning til 18 år (grænsen blev i midten af 1980-erne igen hævet til 21 år), oliekrisen, høj inflation, benzinmangel, økonomiske modgangstider og manglende jobmuligheder efter endt uddannelse, præsident Carters genindførelse af værnepligt, gidseltagningen i Teheran, [[Ronald Reagan]] og [[Live Aid]].
Visse forskere og debattører regner årgangene 1961-1964 med til den efterfølgende [[Generation X]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Howe|first1=Neil|title=Generation X: Once Xtreme, Now Exhausted|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2014/08/27/generation-x-once-xtreme-now-exhausted-part-5-of-7/|accessdate=6 August 2016|magazine=Forbes|date=27 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="LSA">{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Jon|title=The Generation X Report: Active, Balanced, and Happy|url=http://lsay.org/GenX_Rept_Iss1.pdf|publisher=Longitudinal Study of American Youth – University Of Michigan|accessdate=2013-05-29|page=1|date=Fall 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=National Geographic Channel's Six-Part Limited Series "Generation X," Narrated by Christian Slater, Premieres Sunday, Feb. 14, at 10/9c|url=http://www.multichannel.com/prfeed/national-geographic-channel-s-six-part-limited-series-generation-x-narrated-christian-slater-premieres-sunday-feb-14-109c/396948|accessdate=18 June 2016|magazine=Multichannel News|date=29 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Generation X Employees Struggle the Most Financially, Most Likely to Dip into Retirement Savings, According to PwC Study|url=http://www.pwc.com/us/en/press-releases/2013/2013-financial-wellness-survey-press-release.html|accessdate=18 June 2016|publisher=PrincewaterhouseCoopers|date=18 June 2013}}</ref>
===Storbritannien===
In 2004, the British baby boomers held 80% of the UK's wealth and bought 80% of all high-end cars, 80% of cruises and 50% of skincare products.<ref>Walker, Duncan (Sept 16, 2004) "Live Fast, Die Old", [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3659996.stm BBC News site]. Retrieved 2007-01-26.</ref>
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