This site, done in cooperation with the Administration on Aging, includes over 2000 sites and listservs related to aging and can be searched to find more specific information. The library at the University of Southern California's Andrus Center has a useful on-line listing leading to most of the main aging resources available via the web. Age Data Below are listed some sites that can provide you with information on demography of the aging population, aging research studies, and specific topics for the United States and in various countries around the world. The U.S. Census Bureau provides this as one of its linked web sites. It provides access to national, state, or local census sources of information on demography.
International data are also available.
National Institute on Aging The National Institute on Aging, part of the federally-funded National Institutes of Health, is involved with both basic and applied research on physical, social and psychological aspects of health as people age. Visiting the IDB site provided by the U.S. Census Bureau will enable you to look at projections for population and detailed characteristics of various countries or regions of the world. It is a searchable database of thousands of articles from journals and magazines on topics related to aging. AgeLine, supported by the AARP, has a thesaurus of aging terms which can be used as keywords in a search on a particular topic. This site provides information on two of the largest research projects to collect information about the economic, social and health status of older adults.