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Indicator 1 : Number of Older Americans
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Table 1a |
Number of people age 65 and over and 85 and over, selected years 1900-2000 and projected 2010-2050
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Table 1b |
Percentage of the population age 65 and over and 85 and over, selected years 1900-2000 and projected 2010-2050
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Table 1c |
Population of countries with at least 10 percent of their population age 65 and over, 2003 |
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Table 1d |
Percentage of the population age 65 and over, by State, 2002 |
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Table 1e |
Percentage of the population age 65 and over, by county, 2002 |
| Indicator 2
Racial and Ethnic Composition
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Table 2 |
Population age 65 and over, by race and Hispanic origin, 2003 and projected 2050 |
| Indicator 3
Marital Status
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Table 3 |
Marital status of the population age 65 and over, by age group and sex, 2003 |
| Indicator 4 Educational Attainment
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Table 4a |
Educational attainment of the population age 65 and over, selected years 1950-2003 |
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Table 4b |
Educational attainment of the population age 65 and over, by race and Hispanic origin, 2003 |
| Indicator 5 Living Arrangements |
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Table 5a |
Living arrangements of the population age 65 and over, by sex and race and Hispanic origin, 2003 |
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Table 5b |
Population age 65 and over living alone, by age group and sex, selected years 1970-2003 |
| Indicator 6 Older Veterans |
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Table 6a |
Percentage of men age 65 and over who are veterans, by age group, United States and Puerto Rico,
1990 and 2000 |
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Table 6b |
Estimated and projected number of male veterans and total veterans age 65 and over,
by age group, United States and Puerto Rico, 1990, 2000, and projected 2005-2015
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| Indicator 7 Poverty |
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Table 7a |
Percentage of the population living in poverty, by age group, 1959- 2002 |
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Table 7b |
Percentage of the population age 65 and over living in poverty, by selected characteristics, 2002 |
| Indicator 8 Income |
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Table 8 |
Income distribution of the population age 65 and over, 1974- 2002 |
| Indicator 9 Sources of Income |
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Table 9a |
Distribution of sources of income for the population age 65 and over, selected years 1962-2002 |
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Table 9b |
Sources of income for the population age 65 and over, by income quintile, 2002 |
| Indicator 10 Net Worth |
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Table 10 |
Median household net worth of head of household, by selected characteristics,
in 2001 dollars, selected years 1984-2001
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| Indicator 11 Participation in the Labor Force |
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Table 11 |
Labor force participation rates of people age 55 and over, by age group
and sex, annual averages, 1963-2003
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| Indicator 12 Housing Expenditures |
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Table 12 |
Total annual expenditures allocated to housing costs in households headed by people age
65 and over, by income level, selected years 1987-2002
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| Indicator 13 Life Expectancy |
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Table 13a |
Life expectancy, by age and sex, selected years 1900-2001 |
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Table 13b |
Life expectancy, by age and race, 2001 |
| Indicator 14 Mortality |
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Table 14a |
Death rates for selected leading causes of death among people age 65 and over, 1981-2001 |
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Table 14b |
Leading causes of death among people age 65 and over, by sex and race and Hispanic origin, 2001 |
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Table 14c |
Leading causes of death among people age 85 and over, by sex and race and Hispanic origin, 2001 |
| Indicator 15 Chronic Health Conditions |
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Table 15a |
Percentage of people age 65 and over who reported having selected chronic
conditions, by sex, 2001-2002
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Table 15b |
Percentage of people age 65 and over who reported having selected chronic
conditions, 1997- 2002
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Indicator 16 Sensory Impairment and Oral Health
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Table 16a |
Percentage of people age
65 and over who reported having any trouble hearing, any trouble seeing, or
no natural teeth, by selected characteristics, 2002
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Table 16b |
Percentage of people age 65 and over who reported ever having worn a
hearing aid, 2002
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Table 16c |
Percentage of people age 65 and over who reported
certain conditions among those who reported having trouble seeing, 2002
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Indicator 17 Memory Impairment
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Table 17 |
Percentage of people age 65 and over with moderate or severe memory
impairment, by age group and sex, 2002
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Indicator 18 Depressive Symptoms
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Table 18 |
Percentage of people age 65 and over with clinically relevant depressive
symptoms, by age group and sex, 2002
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Indicator 19 Disability
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Table 19a |
Age-adjusted percentage
of Medicare enrollees age 65 and over who are chronically disabled, by
selected characteristics, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999
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Table 19b |
Percentage of Medicare
enrollees age 65 and over who are unable to perform certain physical
functions, by sex, 1991 and 2002
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Table 19c |
Percentage of Medicare
enrollees age 65 and over who are unable to perform any one of five physical
functions, by selected characteristics, 2002
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Indicator 20 Respondent-Assessed Health Status
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Table 20 |
Respondent-assessed health status among people age 65 and over, by
selected characteristics, 2000- 2002
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| Health Risks and Behaviors
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Indicator 21 Vaccinations
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Table 21a |
Percentage of people age 65 and over who reported having been vaccinated
against influenza and pneumococcal disease, by race and Hispanic origin,
selected years 1989-2002
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Table 21b |
Percentage of people age
65 and over who reported having been vaccinated against influenza and
pneumococcal disease, by selected characteristics, 2002
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Indicator 22 Mammography
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Table 22 |
Percentage of women age
65 and over who reported having had a mammogram within the past 2 years, by
selected characteristics, selected years 1987-2000
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Indicator 23 Dietary Quality
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Table 23a |
Dietary quality ratings
of people age 45 and over, as measured by the Healthy Eating Index, by age
group and poverty status, 1999- 2000
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Table 23b |
Average scores on a
scale from 1 to 10, of people age 65 and over for components of the Healthy
Eating Index (HEI), 1999-2000
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Indicator 24 Physical Activity
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Table 24a |
Percentage of people age
45 and over who reported engaging in regular leisure time physical activity,
by age group, 1997-2002
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Table 24b |
Percentage of people age
65 and over who reported engaging in regular leisure time physical activity,
by selected characteristics, 2001-2002
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Indicator 25 Obesity
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Table 25 |
Body weight status among people age 65 and over, by sex and age group,
selected years 1960-2002
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Indicator 26 Cigarette Smoking
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Table 26a |
Percentage of people age 45 and over who are current cigarette smokers, by
selected characteristics, selected years 1965-2002
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Table 26b |
Cigarette smoking status of people age 18 and over, by sex and age group,2002
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Indicator 27 Air Quality
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Table 27a |
Percentage of people age
65 and over living in counties with “Poor air quality,” 2000-2002
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Table 27b |
Counties with “Poor air quality” for any standard in 2002
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| Health Care
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Indicator 28 Use of Health Care Services
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Table 28a |
Use of Medicare-covered health care services by Medicare enrollees age 65
and over, 1992-2001
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Table 28b |
Use of Medicare-covered
home health and skilled nursing facility services by Medicare enrollees age
65 and over, by age group, 2001
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Indicator 29 Health Care Expenditures
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Table 29a |
Average annual health care costs for Medicare enrollees age 65 and over,
by age group, 1992-2001
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Table 29b |
Major components of health care costs among Medicare enrollees age 65 and
over, 1992 and 2001
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Table 29c |
Average annual health care costs among Medicare enrollees age 65 and
over, by selected characteristics, 2001
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Table 29d |
Major components of health care costs among Medicare enrollees age 65 and
over, by age group, 2001
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Table 29e |
Percentage of Medicare enrollees age 65 and over who reported problems
with access to health care, 1992-2000
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Indicator 30 Prescription Drugs
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Table 30a |
Average annual
prescription drug costs and sources of payment among noninstitutionalized
Medicare enrollees age 65 and over, 1992-2000
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Table 30b |
Distribution of annual prescription drug costs among noninstitutionalized
Medicare enrollees age 65 and over, 2000
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Table 30c |
Average annual number of
filled prescriptions among noninstitutionalized Medicare enrollees age 65
and over, by selected characteristics
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Table 30d |
Percentage of noninstitutionalized Medicare enrollees age 65 and over with prescription
drug coverage, by selected characteristics, 2000
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Indicator 31 Sources of Health Insurance
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Table 31a |
Percentage of
noninstitutionalized Medicare enrollees age 65 and over with supplemental
health insurance, by type of insurance, 1991-2002
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Table 31b |
Percentage of people age 55-64 with health insurance coverage, by type of
insurance and poverty status, 2002
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Indicator 32 Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures
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Table 32a |
Percentage of people age
55 and over with out-of-pocket expenditures for health care service use, by
age group, 1977, 1987, 1996, and 2001 Tables
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Table 32b |
Out-of-pocket health care expenditures as a percentage of household
income, among people age 65 and over with out-of-pocket expenditures, by
selected characteristics, 1977, 1987, 1996, and 2001
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Table 32c |
Distribution of total out-of- pocket health care expenditures among
people age 65 and over with out-of-pocket expenditures, by type of health
care services and age group, 2001
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Indicator 33 Sources of Payment for Health Care Services
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Table 33a |
Sources of payment for health care services for Medicare enrollees age 65
and over, by type of service, 2001
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Table 33b |
Sources of payment for health care services for Medicare enrollees age 65
and over, by income, 2001
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Indicator 34 Veterans Home Care
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Table 34 |
Total number of veterans age 65 and over who are enrolled in or receiving health
care from the Veterans Health Administration, 1990-2003
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Indicator 35 Nursing Home Utilization
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Table 35a |
Rate of nursing home residence among people age 65 and over, by sex and
age group, 1985, 1995, 1997, and 1999
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Table 35b |
Number of current nursing home residents age 65 and over, by sex and age
group, 1985, 1995, 1997, and 1999
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Table 35c |
Percentage of nursing
home residents age 65 and over receiving assistance with activities of daily
living, by selected characteristics, 1985, 1995, 1997, and 1999
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Indicator 36 Residential Services
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Table 36a |
Percentage of Medicare enrollees age 65 and over residing in selected
residential settings, by age group, 2002
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Table 36b |
Percentage of Medicare enrollees age 65 and over with functional
limitations, by residential setting, 2002
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Table 36c |
Availability of specific
services among Medicare enrollees age 65 and over residing in community
housing with services, 2002
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Table 36d |
Annual income distribution of Medicare enrollees age 65 and over, by
residential setting, 2002
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Table 36e |
Characteristics of
services available to Medicare enrollees age 65 and over residing in
community housing with services, 2002
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Indicator 37 Caregiving and Assistive Device Use
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Table 37a |
Distribution of Medicare
enrollees age 65 and over receiving personal care for a chronic disability,
by type of care, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999
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Table 37b |
Distribution of Medicare
enrollees age 65 and over receiving personal care for a chronic disability,
by type of care and level of disability, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999
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Table 37c |
Distribution of Medicare enrollees age 65 and over using assistive
devices and/or receiving personal care for a chronic disability, by type of
care, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999
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Table 37d |
Distribution of Medicare enrollees age 65 and over using assistive
devices and/or receiving personal care for a chronic disability, by type of
care and level of disability, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999
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