Aging in America 2018
eBook - PDF

Aging in America 2018

  1. 495 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Aging in America 2018

About this book

Today, concerns about the financial stability of Social Security, trends in disability, health care costs, and the supply of caregivers are all driven by the coming explosion inthe number of people over the age of 65. Aging in America focuses on the economic and demographic portrait of the senior population and can provide a context for analysis of broader population issues. It provides a wide range of characteristics of the older population including: age composition, race and Hispanic origin, educational attainment, living arrangements, veteran status, employment and income, health insurance, disability and housing characteristics.

Extracting comparative information from the Census Bureau's FactFinder dissemination system can be difficult and time-consuming. Aging in America provides comparative data on a variety of topics in a single, easy-to-use volume.

Some of the benefits of Aging in America include:

It provides a cross-section of socio-economic characteristics focused on the aging population for commonly researched geographic areas: states, counties, cities, metropolitan and micropolitan areas, and congressional districtsThe tables are structured to allow easy comparisons across geographic areas and easy profiling of characteristics for any area of reader interest

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Information

Publisher
Bernan Press
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9798892054904
Edition
3

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. Understanding the American Community Survey
  9. Using the ACS
  10. Accessing ACS Data Online
  11. More ACS Resources
  12. PART A: POPULATION SUMMARY
  13. PART B: AGE STRUCTURE
  14. PART C: RACE AND ETHNICITY
  15. PART D: HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP
  16. PART E: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND VETERAN STATUS
  17. PART F: EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR FORCE STATUS
  18. PART G: INCOME AND POVERTY
  19. PART H: DISABILITY STATUS AND TYPE
  20. PART I: HEALTH INSURANCE
  21. PART J: HOUSING SUMMARY
  22. APPENDIXES
  23. INDEX