| 1982 - 338 pages
...two-fifths of Blacks living alone in 1982 received at least 90 percent of their income from Social Security. Three out of four elderly persons die from heart disease, cancer, or stroke. Heart disease remains the major cause of death; cancer causes about 25 percent of deaths among those aged 65 to 74,... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging - 1984 - 722 pages
...HEART DISEASE, CANCER, AND STROKE ARE THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH FOR THE ELDERLY As mentioned earlier, in the United States, three out of four elderly persons...1950, and remains so today even though there have been rapid declines in death rates from heart diseases since 1968, especially among females. Death... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on Health - 1985 - 376 pages
...-3-4The following table shows the leading causes of mortality by age group for persons aged 65 and over. In the United States, three out of four elderly persons...stroke. Heart disease was the major cause of death among the elderly in 1950 and remains the major cause at the present time. Death rates from cancer... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging - 1987 - 164 pages
...s= to in 10 un « « IA «)» ^» Sa s ? ^J I frf 8 £ 8 1 .* i = H I * t » i ? rat-on, if iji i* J HEART DISEASE, CANCER, AND STROKE ARE THE LEADING...1950, and remains so today even though there have been rapid declines in death rates from heart disease since 1968, especially among females. Death rates... | |
| 1989 - 166 pages
...HEART DISEASE, CANCER, AND STROKE ARE THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH FOR THE ELDERLY As previously noted, in the United States three out of four elderly persons die from heart disease, cancer, or stroke (chart 4-3). Heart disease was the major cause of death in 1950, and remains so today even though there... | |
| 1992 - 1924 pages
...National Health Interview Survey, 1988 Series 10, No. 173 October 1989 CAUSES OF DEATH FOR THE ELDERLY 2 In the United States, three out of four elderly persons...1950, and remains so today even though there have been rapid declines in death rates from heart disease since 1968, especially among females. Death rates... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - 1992 - 1924 pages
...National Health Interview Survey, 1988 Series 10, No. 173 October 1989. CAUSES OF DEATH FOR THE ELDERLY 2 In the United States, three out of four elderly persons...1950, and remains so today even though there have been rapid declines in death rates from heart disease since 1968, especially among females. Death rates... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - 1994 - 1336 pages
...noninstitutionalized population. CAUSES OF DEATH FOR THE ELDERLY2 In the United States, about 7 out of every 10 elderly persons die from heart disease, cancer, or...1950, and remains so today even though there have been rapid declines in death rates from heart disease since 1968, especially among females. Death rates... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - 1994 - 1336 pages
...noninstitutionalized population. CAUSES OF DEATH FOR THE ELDERLY2 In the United States, about 7 out of every 10 elderly persons die from heart disease, cancer, or...1950, and remains so today even though there have been rapid declines in death rates from heart disease since 1968, especially among females. Death rates... | |
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