
5th chartbook. Provides a comprehensive picture of our older population's health and well-being. Includes an accessible compendium of indicators drawn from the most reliable official statistics. Indicators are categorized into five broad groups: population, economics, heath status, health risks and behaviors, and health care.
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Table of Contents:
Foreword.............................................................II
Acknowledgments.........................................III
About This Report........................................ IV
List of Tables.................................................... X
Highlights............................................................ XIV
Population ........................................................... 1
Indicator 1: Number of Older Americans................. 2
Indicator 2: Racial and Ethnic Composition ............ 4
Indicator 3: Marital Status........................................ 5
Indicator 4: Educational Attainment......................... 6
Indicator 5: Living Arrangements............................ 8
Indicator 6: Older Veterans....................................... 9
Economics............................................................11
Indicator 7: Poverty..................................................12
Indicator 8: Income ..................................................13
Indicator 9: Sources of Income ................................14
Indicator 10: Net Worth............................................16
Indicator 11: Participation in the Labor Force .........18
Indicator 12: Total Expenditures..............................20
Indicator 13: Housing Problems...............................21
Health Status.....................................................23
Indicator 14: Life Expectancy ..................................24
Indicator 15: Mortality .............................................26
Indicator 16: Chronic Health Conditions.................27
Indicator 17: Sensory Impairments and Oral Health ........................................................28
Indicator 18: RespondentAssessed Health Status.............................................29
Indicator 19: Depressive Symptoms.........................30
Indicator 20: Functional Limitations........................32
Health Risks and Behaviors...................35
Indicator 21: Vaccinations........................................36
Indicator 22: Mammography....................................37
Indicator 23: Diet Quality.........................................38
Indicator 24: Physical Activity.................................39
Indicator 25: Obesity................................................40
Indicator 26: Cigarette Smoking ..............................41
Indicator 27: Air Quality ..........................................42
Indicator 28: Use of Time.........................................44
Health Care ........................................................47
Indicator 29: Use of Health Care Services...............48
Indicator 30: Health Care Expenditures...................50
Indicator 31: Prescription Drugs..............................52
Indicator 32: Sources of Health Insurance ...............54
Indicator 33: Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures.........................................55
Indicator 34: Sources of Payment for Health Care Services................................................56
Indicator 35: Veterans’ Health Care .........................57
Indicator 36: Residential Services............................58
Indicator 37: Personal Assistance and Equipment..........................................................60
Data Needs......................................................... 63
References........................................................... 66
Appendix A: Detailed Tables................ 71
Appendix B: Data Source Descriptions..................................... 135
Appendix C: Glossary ............................... 145
Economic policymakers, government workers and contractors, advocates for the elderly, and businesses and organizations concerned with statistics related to the income of the elderly will all find this publication useful. In addition, students and professors studying economic demographics will also find this publication informative.
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