Population

Table 1a

Total number of persons age 65 or older by age group, 1900 to 2050, in millions

Table 1b

Percentage of the population age 65 and older and age 85 and older, 1900 to 2050

Table 1c

Percentage of the population age 65 and older, by country, 2000

Table 1d

Percentage of the population age 65 and older, by state, 2000

Table 2a

Projected distribution of the population age 65 and older, by race and Hispanic origin, 2000 and 2050

Table 2b

Projected population age 65 and older, by race and Hispanic origin, 2000 and 2050, in thousands

Table 3

Marital status of the population age 65 and older, by age group and sex, 1998

Table 4a

Percentage of the population age 65 and older with a high school diploma or higher and bachelor’s degree or higher, 1950 to 1998

Table 4b

Percentage of the population age 65 and older with a high school diploma or higher and bachelor’s degree or higher, by race and Hispanic origin, 1998

Table 5a

Living arrangements of the population age 65 and older, by sex and race and Hispanic origin, 1998

Table 5b

Percentage of the population age 65 and older living alone, by age group and sex, 1970 to 1998

Economics

Table 6a

Percentage of the population living in poverty, by age group, 1959 to 1998

Table 6b

Percentage of persons age 65 or older living in poverty, by selected characteristics, 1998

Table 7

Income distribution of the population age 65 and older, 1974 to 1998

Table 8a

Distribution of sources of income for the population age 65 and older, 1962 to 1998

Table 8b

Sources of income among persons age 65 or older, by income level, 1998

Table 9

Median household net worth, by selected characteristics, in thousands of 1999 dollars, 1984 to 1999

Table 10

Labor force participation rates of persons age 55 or older, by age group and sex, annual averages, 1963 to 1999

Table 11

Percentage of total annual expenditures allocated to housing costs in households headed by persons age 65 or older, by income level, 1987 to 1998

Health Status

Table 12a

Life expectancy by age group and sex, in years, 1900 to 1997

Table 12b

Life expectancy by age group and race, in years, 1997

Table 13a

Death rates for selected leading causes of death among persons age 65 or older, 1980 to 1997 (per 100,000)

Table 13b

Leading causes of death among persons age 65 or older, by sex and race and Hispanic origin, 1997

Table 13c

Leading causes of death among persons age 85 or older, by sex and race and Hispanic origin, 1997

Table 14

Percentage of persons age 70 or older who reported having selected chronic conditions, by selected characteristics, 1984 and 1995

Table 15

Percentage of persons age 65 or older with moderate or severe memory impairment, by age group and sex, 1998

Table 16

Percentage of persons age 65 or older with severe depressive symptoms, by age group and sex, 1998

Table 17

Percentage of persons age 65 or older who reported good to excellent health, by age group, sex, and race and Hispanic origin, 1994 to 1996

Table 18a

Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older who are chronically disabled, by level and category of disability, 1982 to 1994

Table 18b

Percentage of persons age 70 or older who are unable to perform certain physical functions, by sex, 1984 and 1995

Table 18c

Percentage of persons age 70 or older who are unable to perform any one of nine physical functions, by sex and race, 1995

Health Risks and Behaviors

Table 19a

Percentage of persons age 70 or older who reported engaging in social activities, by age group and sex, 1995

Table 19b

Percentage of persons age 70 or older who reported being satisfied with their level of social activity, by sex, 1995

Table 20

Percentage of persons age 65 or older who reported having a sedentary lifestyle, by sex, 1985, 1990, and 1995

Table 21a

Percentage of persons age 65 or older who reported having been vaccinated against influenza and pneumococcal disease, by race and Hispanic origin, 1989 to 1995

Table 21b

Percentage of persons age 65 or older who reported having been vaccinated against influenza and pneumococcal disease, by sex and age group, 1993 to 1995

Table 22

Percentage of women age 65 or older who reported having had a mammogram within the past two years, by race and Hispanic origin, 1987 to 1994

Table 23a

Dietary quality ratings among persons age 45 or older, as measured by the Healthy Eating Index, by age group and poverty status, 1994 to 1996

Table 23b

Average scores of persons age 65 or older for components of the Healthy Eating Index, 1994 to 1996

Table 24

Violent and property crime rates, by age of victim, 1973 to 1998 (per 1,000)

Health Care

Table 25a

Average health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, in 1996 dollars, by age group, 1992 to 1996

Table 25b

Average health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, by selected characteristics, 1996

Table 25c

Percentage of health care expenditures incurred by Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, by level of expenditures, 1996

Table 25d

Distribution of health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, by institutional status, 1996

Table 26a

Major components of health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, 1992 and 1996

Table 28b

Access to and satisfaction with health care among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, by age group and race and Hispanic origin, 1996

Table 30a

Rate of nursing home residence among persons age 65 or older, by sex and age group, 1985, 1995, and 1997 (per 1,000)

Table 30b

Number of nursing home residents age 65 or older, by sex and age group, 1985, 1995, and 1997, in thousands

Table 30c

Percentage of nursing home residents age 65 or older who are incontinent and dependent in mobility and eating, by age group and sex, 1985 and 1997

Table 31a

Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older who received home care for a chronic disability, by type of assistance, 1982, 1989, and 1994

Table 31b

Distribution of types of assistance among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older who received home care for a chronic disability, by level of disability, 1982, 1989, and 1994