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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