AARP Study to Reveal the Psychology of Midlife: Large-scale Research Survey Opens Annual Dialogue Between the Association and the Baby Boomer Generation
[AARP - 20 November 2002] Contrary to conventional wisdom about their denial of aging, baby boomers really do have their eyes on the future, according to a new report by AARP. Asked about how much they think about their futures, nearly two in three boomers say �often.� The report also suggests that their greatest hopes are focused on their toughest problems, that they are generally optimistic about what lies ahead and that they expect many things to improve in their lives. �Boomers at Midlife: The AARP Life Stage Study� is a national survey unprecedented in its scope that will make breakthrough contributions to the relatively unexplored field of midlife psychological development and reinforce AARP's already broad and deep understanding of the 76 million-strong population of baby boomers. The study is the first installment in what will be an annual series of AARP boomer studies, which will closely examine how this demographic group will change the definitions of aging and how aging will in turn change boomers.

AARP CEO William E. Novelli Calls For A New Birth Of Freedom As America Ages
[19 November 2002] At a Newsmaker Luncheon at the National Press Club here today, AARP executive director and CEO William E. Novelli called for a new vision of America that is "framed by productive, active engagement and high quality of life throughout the human lifespan...where aging brings us a 'new birth of freedom.'" In remarks to members of the media, opinion leaders, representatives of government agencies and consumer advocacy groups, Novelli said the year 2011, when the first wave of the nation's 76 million baby boomers turns 65, will be the beginning of one of the most profound changes in American history. "It will exert enormous pressure on our nation's social structure and redefine the relationship among the people and our public and private policies and institutions."