Your Family: Sep. 13, 1999

SENIORS AND WORK Baby boomers, note: retirement no longer means lounge chairs and unread novels. A survey out last week says 1 in 5 retired Americans ages 50 to 75 work for pay; 42% of those not yet retired have plans to do so; 60% of both groups do volunteer work. Some reasons: longer active life and healthier self-esteem. Respondents' least favorite labels: "elderly" and "golden ager."

BABY BLUE...OR PINK? Expectant moms: your guess about your baby's sex is, overall, no better than chance, says a survey. But researchers did find that women with 12 or more years of education were...

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