As a Result of the Baby Boomers in the 1950s

question 46

Multiple Choice

As a result of the baby boomers in the 1950s, what does the age pyramid of the United States look like now?

• A) Wide at the bottom and narrowing sharply toward the top
• B) A somewhat wider bulge at the top than at the bottom, reflecting the aging boomers and their "boomlet" of children
• C) Reasonably vertical sides, equal in both directions, as the population growth slows since then
• D) A bulge in the middle and towards the bottom, reflecting the aging boomers and their "boomlet" of children
• E) A bulge at the top, and a bulge at the bottom, reflecting the aging boomers and their "boomlet" of children

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