Aging America: Trends and Projections : an Information Paper to the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989 - 152 pages |
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Page 20
... persons tend to remain where they have spent most of their adult lives . For both adults and children , rates of moving decline with increasing age . The high of moving is among adults in their early 20's . Between March 1985 20.
... persons tend to remain where they have spent most of their adult lives . For both adults and children , rates of moving decline with increasing age . The high of moving is among adults in their early 20's . Between March 1985 20.
Page 56
... spend slightly higher proportions of their total budgets on essen- tials . Persons age 75 and older spend 70 percent of their consump- tion dollars on housing ( including utilities ) , food and medical care , compared to only 54 percent ...
... spend slightly higher proportions of their total budgets on essen- tials . Persons age 75 and older spend 70 percent of their consump- tion dollars on housing ( including utilities ) , food and medical care , compared to only 54 percent ...
Page 57
... spent $ 16,898 and those with a reference person age 75 and older spent $ 11,746 compared to average spending of $ 24,788 by younger consumer units . To some extent , elderly households need to buy less overall and spend on a different ...
... spent $ 16,898 and those with a reference person age 75 and older spent $ 11,746 compared to average spending of $ 24,788 by younger consumer units . To some extent , elderly households need to buy less overall and spend on a different ...
Page 58
... spent about the same proportion ( 21 percent and 23 percent , respectively ) on shel- ter and furnishings . HEALTH ... spent on health care is substan- tially higher than the share spent by the nonelderly . Consumer units age 65 to 74 ...
... spent about the same proportion ( 21 percent and 23 percent , respectively ) on shel- ter and furnishings . HEALTH ... spent on health care is substan- tially higher than the share spent by the nonelderly . Consumer units age 65 to 74 ...
Page 59
... spent over three times as much as their younger counterparts on health insurance ( $ 641 v . $ 302 ) and twice as much on prescription drugs and medical supplies ( $ 326 v . $ 154 ) . Expenditures for medical services by older and ...
... spent over three times as much as their younger counterparts on health insurance ( $ 641 v . $ 302 ) and twice as much on prescription drugs and medical supplies ( $ 326 v . $ 154 ) . Expenditures for medical services by older and ...
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65 and older age group Aging World annual assets average Barbara Boyle benefits budget Bureau of Labor Canada caregivers Center for Health Chart compared Congressional Research Service Consumer Expenditure Survey consumer units Current Population Reports Current Population Survey Data prepared decline developed countries DEVELOPED WORLD elderly and nonelderly elderly persons elderly population Employment estimated families Fund health care Health Statistics heart disease Hispanic origin hospital housing increase Japan Kevin G Kinsella labor force participation Labor Statistics living Male Female median income Medicaid Medicare million National Center nursing home older persons older population older workers pension percent of older percentage persons 65 PERSONS AGE 65 Population Reports Series poverty level poverty rate projected race retirement SELECTED COUNTRIES Social Security Source spent spouse Sweden Taueber Torrey total support ratio U.S. Bureau U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department United Kingdom Unpublished data unrelated individuals veterans West Germany younger