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Baby Boomers Are Killing Themselves at an Alarming Rate

 

A．It has long held true that elderly people have higher suicide rates than the overall population. But numbers released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a dramatic rise in suicides among middle-aged people, with the highest increases among men in their 50s, whose rate went up by nearly 50 percent to 30 per 100,000; and women in their early 60s, whose rate rose by nearly 60 percent (though it is still relatively low compared with men, at 7 in 100,000). This is an alarming trend among baby boomers.
B．There are no large-scale studies yet figuring out the reasons behind the increase in baby boomer suicides. Part of it is likely tied to the recent economic downturn. But the trend started a decade before the 2008 recession, and psychologists and academics say it likely stems from a complex series of issues.
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A．It has long held true that elderly people have higher suicide rates than the overall population. But numbers released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a dramatic rise in suicides among middle-aged people, with the highest increases among men in their 50s, whose rate went up by nearly 50 percent to 30 per 100,000; and women in their early 60s, whose rate rose by nearly 60 percent (though it is still relatively low compared with men, at 7 in 100,000). This is an alarming trend among baby boomers.
B．There are no large-scale studies yet figuring out the reasons behind the increase in baby boomer suicides. Part of it is likely tied to the recent economic downturn. But the trend started a decade before the 2008 recession, and psychologists and academics say it likely stems from a complex series of issues.
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[单项选择]HOW BABY BOOMERS ENVISION THEIR RETIREMENT The Baby Boom generation—the cohort of Americans born between 1946 and 1964—has long commanded the attention of demographers, politicians, marketers, and social scientists. (0). Their mass alone has had an enormous impact on the national psyche, political arena and social fabric. From the youth culture they created in the 1960s and 1970s to the dual-income households of the 1980s and 1990s, this generation has reinterpreted each successive stage of life. (8). Baby Boomers envision a very novel type of retirement. (9). Fully eight in ten Baby Boomers say they plan to work at least part-time during their retirement; just 16% say they will not work at all; a little over a third say they will be working part-time mainly for the sake of interest and enjoyment; about one quarter say they will work part-time mainly for the income it provides; others envision stating their own business or working full-time at a new job or career. The

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Aging baby boomers are determined to fight the aging process. They spend millions of dollars a year on (31) they perceive as the best anti-aging products (32) can buy. They are being very short-sighted (33) their quest for youth. Just (34) a well-maintained car eventually breaks (35) , our bodies (36) the same. Aging is a chronic and ongoing condition we all face. Successful aging requires planning. The baby boomer generation has made (37) loud and clear that they want to remain in their homes and communities (38) they age. Yet they (39) the most important factor that will help them achieve the goal (40) age successfully at home. The home environment most boomers reside in was built for the young family. A young body (41) run the stairs, stand at the sink and get on a stool to (42) things. These are activities that become difficult or even (43) for some as they age. Falls are the number one robber of independence of the aging body. Yes, all the exercise and good nutrition cannot