Our survey participants had definite ideas on what they would like to accomplish in the next 10 years. UM Boomers strive to be successful spouses and parents. Raising and equipping their children to be good, hard-working, independent, responsible young adults ranked near the top of the wish list, as did making sure that children get through college. Planning for a retirement free from financial worry is important to the respondents. Renewing or continuing to strengthen marital relationships is important to UM Boomers whose children will be out on their own. Serving God through church and community work is a great wish for many. UM Boomers are very interested in and committed to developing a closer relationship with God and discerning GodŐs will for the rest of their lives. Other future endeavors include: writing a book, learning to play the saxophone, hiking the Appalachian Trail, running the Boston Marathon, and buying a small orchard. Boomers do have dreams!
Meaning in life today
When asked to choose what gives the most meaning to their lives, survey respondents said:
| Total Responses | Male | Female | Early Boomer |
Late Boomer | NC* | NE* | SC* | SE* | W* | |
| Community Service | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Religion/Spirituality | 33% | 27% | 36% | 34% | 31% | 32% | 31% | 32% | 36% | 33% |
| Family | 50% | 55% | 47% | 46% | 54% | 50% | 57% | 49% | 49% | 46% |
| Work | 2% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Friendships/Relationships | 9% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 13% |
| Other | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 4% |
The respondents who checked "other" believe that these five categories cannot be separated, so they stated their feelings or wrote "all of the above" in the space for a specific response.
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