Entry:

”Never Too Old to Rock,” The Boomer Report, (July, 1994), 3


Abstract:

Rock music continues to be the preferred genre of music in the U.S. among those born after 1940, while earlier cohorts prefer the Big Band musical style. Oldies Rock remains popular among approximately 70% of the baby-boom generation and 76% of those born after 1970. Country music is a favorite among all cohorts.

GSS Years:

1993

Other Data Sets:

ew 1998

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
COHORT

YEAR OF BIRTH

BIGBAND

LIKE OR DISLIKE BIGBAND MUSIC

BLUGRASS

LIKE OR DISLIKE BLUEGRASS MUSIC

COUNTRY

LIKE OR DISLIKE COUNTRY WESTERN MUSIC

BLUES

LIKE OR DISLIKE BLUES OR R AND B MUSIC

MUSICALS

LIKE OR DISLIKE BROADWAY MUSICALS

CLASSICL

LIKE OR DISLIKE CLASSICAL MUSIC

FOLK

LIKE OR DISLIKE FOLK MUSIC

GOSPEL

LIKE OR DISLIKE GOSPEL MUSIC

JAZZ

LIKE OR DISLIKE JAZZ

LATIN

LIKE OR DISLIKE LATIN MUSIC

MOODEASY

LIKE OR DISLIKE EASY LISTENING MUSIC

NEWAGE

LIKE OR DISLIKE NEW AGE MUSIC

OPERA

LIKE OR DISLIKE OPERA

RAP

LIKE OR DISLIKE RAP MUSIC

REGGAE

LIKE OR DISLIKE REGGAE MUSIC

CONROCK

LIKE OR DISLIKE CONTEMPORARY ROCK MUSIC

OLDIES

LIKE OR DISLIKE OLDIES ROCK MUSIC

HVYMETAL

LIKE OR DISLIKE HEAVY METAL MUSIC