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Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being 


Updated Detailed Tables


Population  [Excel spreadsheet version of the Population tables]

Indicator 1 Number of Older Americans

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 1d

Percentage of the population age 65 and older, by state, 2000
Indicator 2 Racial and Ethnic Composition

Table 2

Population 65 and Older and 85 and Older by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2000

Indicator 3 Marital Status

Table 3

Martial Status of the Population Age 65 and Older, by Age Group and Sex, 2002

Indicator 4 Educational Attainment

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 2002

Table 4b

Percentage of the Population Age 65 and Older with High School Diploma or Higher and Bachelor's Degree or Higher, by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2002

Indicator 5 Living Arrangements

Table 5a

Living Arrangements of the Population Age 65 and Older, by Sex and Race and Hispanic Origin, 2000

Table 5b

Percentage of the Population Age 65 and Older Living Alone, by Age Group and Sex, 1970 to 2000

Economics  [Excel spreadsheet version of the Economics tables]

Indicator 6 Poverty

Table 6a

Percentage of the Population Living in Poverty, by Age Group, 1959 to 2001

Table 6b

Percentage of Persons Age 65 or Older Living in Poverty, By Selected Characteristics,  2001

Indicator 7 Income Distribution

Table 7

Income Distribution of the Population Age 65 and Over, 1974 to 2001

Indicator 8 Sources of Income

Table 8a

Distribution of sources of income for the population age 65 and older, 1962 to 2001

Table 8b

Sources of income among persons age 65 or older, by income level, 2001

Indicator 9 Net Worth

Table 9

Median Household Net Worth, by Selected Characteristics, in Thousands of 2001 Dollars, 1984 to 2001

Indicator 10 Participation in the Labor Force

Table 10

Labor force participation rates of persons age 55 or older, by age group and sex, annual averages, 1963 to 2001

Health Status [Excel spreadsheet version of the Health Status tables]

Indicator 12 Life Expectancy

Table 12a

Life expectancy by age group and sex, in years, 1900 to 2000

Table 12b

Life expectancy by age group and race, in years, 2000

Indicator 13  Mortality

Table 13a

Death rates for selected leading causes of death among persons age 65 or older, 1980 to 1998 (per 100,000)

Indicator 15 Memory Impairment
Table 15 Percentage of Persons Age 65 or Older With Moderate or Severe Memory Impairment, by Age Group and Sex, 2000
Indicator 16 Depressive Symptoms
Table 16 Percentage of Persons Age 65 or Older With Severe Depressive Symptoms, by Age Group and Sex, 2000

Health Risks and Behaviors [Excel spreadsheet version of the Health Risks and Behaviors tables]

Indicator 22 Mammography
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 1998
Indicator 24 Criminal Victimization

Table 24

Violent and property crime rates, by age of victim, 1973 to 2002 (per 1,000)

Health Care  [Excel spreadsheet version of the Health Care tables]

Indicator 25 Health Care Expenditures
Table 25a Average health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, in 1999 dollars, by age group, 1992 to 1999
Table 25b Average health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, by selected characteristics, 1999

Table 25c

Percentage of health care expenditures incurred by Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, by level of expenditures, 1999

Table 25d

Distribution of health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, by institutional status, 1999

Indicator 26 Components of Health Care Expenditures

Table 26a

Major components of health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, 1992 and 1999

Table 26b Distribution of major components of health care expenditures among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, by age group and income level, 1999
Indicator 28 Access to Health Care
Table 28a Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older who reported problems with access to health care, 1992 to 1998

Table 28b

Access to and satisfaction with health care among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, by age group and race and Hispanic origin, 1998

Indicator 30 Nursing Home Utilization

Table 30a

Rate of nursing home residence among persons age 65 or older, by sex and age group, 1985, 1995, 1997, and 1999 (per 1,000)

Table 30b

Number of nursing home residents age 65 or older, by sex and age group, 1985, 1995, 1997, and 1999 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, 1995, and 1999


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