We have vespers, and I go in my wheelchair. Paying attention to the physical is important, but we also need to have a spiritual life too. There are roughly 30,000 centenarians, or 1 in 10,000 of the U.S. population, the Census Bureau says. The 2000 Census count due in June could place the number at 70,000. About 15 percent of centenarians live by themselves, completely independent.
Centenarians are the fastest growing segment of our population.
They are increasing in number 8 percent each year, compared with 1 percent for other age groups. Nineteen percent of female centenarians had children at age 40 or older, compared with 6 percent of the women who lived to age 73. Do not republish or frame without permission. Click here to contact us .