America in Transition: An Aging Society, 1984-85 Edition : an Information Paper, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1985 - 98 pages |
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... age 75 - plus were widowed and 55 percent lived alone while 67 percent of men in this age group were married and 65 percent lived with their wives . -The gap in educational attainment between the elderly and nonelderly is closing . In ...
... age 75 - plus were widowed and 55 percent lived alone while 67 percent of men in this age group were married and 65 percent lived with their wives . -The gap in educational attainment between the elderly and nonelderly is closing . In ...
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... age group 65 - plus is used most often in this report to repre- sent the elderly population . While the attainment of age 65 no longer marks the point of retirement for most workers , it is the age of eligibility for full Social ...
... age group 65 - plus is used most often in this report to repre- sent the elderly population . While the attainment of age 65 no longer marks the point of retirement for most workers , it is the age of eligibility for full Social ...
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... AGE GROUPS , 1984 All ages .. 0 to 54 . 55 to 64 . .......... 65 to 74 . 75 to 84 . 85 plus 55 plus 65 plus . Age group Number Percent 236.416 100 186,220 79 22,210 9 16,596 7 8,793 4 2,596 1 50.195 21 27,985 12 Chart 1-1 displays the ...
... AGE GROUPS , 1984 All ages .. 0 to 54 . 55 to 64 . .......... 65 to 74 . 75 to 84 . 85 plus 55 plus 65 plus . Age group Number Percent 236.416 100 186,220 79 22,210 9 16,596 7 8,793 4 2,596 1 50.195 21 27,985 12 Chart 1-1 displays the ...
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... age 65 - plus , was 12 percent . It is commonly assumed that today's large numbers and propor- tion of older persons ... group , along with a dramatic decline in the birth rate after the mid - 1960's , has contributed to the rise in the ...
... age 65 - plus , was 12 percent . It is commonly assumed that today's large numbers and propor- tion of older persons ... group , along with a dramatic decline in the birth rate after the mid - 1960's , has contributed to the rise in the ...
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... AGE GROUP The 85 - plus population is the fastest growing age group in the country . Chart 1-5 displays the growth of the 85 - plus population in relation to three older age groups . This part of the population is also expected to ...
... AGE GROUP The 85 - plus population is the fastest growing age group in the country . Chart 1-5 displays the growth of the 85 - plus population in relation to three older age groups . This part of the population is also expected to ...
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15 percent 1984 Current Population 65 and older Actuarial Analysis age group aged units average budget Census Center for Health CHART Committee on Aging compared Current Population Reports Current Population Survey death rates decline derly disabled economic status elderly persons elderly population elderly women expectancy at birth Federal spending Florida Head aged HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES Health Statistics heart disease Hispanic hospital increase labor force participation Male Female March 1984 Current median income Medicaid Medicare million money incomes National Center nonelderly nonwhite number of older nursing home older Americans older persons older population older workers out-of-pocket pension percent of elderly percent of GNP percent of persons percentage persons 65 physician poverty level poverty rate projected retirement Series P-25 Social Security Administration Source South Dakota spouse TABLE third quarter tion Total TOWN COUNTIES trend U.S. Bureau U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Senate Special unemployment University of Miami veterans younger persons