Statistical handbook on aging Americans
Publisher: Oryx Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Phoenix, Ariz.
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 335
Table of contents: title: Demographics. Age and sex distribution -- Life expectancy -- Race and ethnicity -- Geographic distribution and mobility -- Aging around the world -- Social characteristics. Living arrangements and marital status -- Households, housing and informal supports -- Education -- Social attitudes and activities -- Victimization and abuse of the elderly -- Other social problems -- Health status. Health assessment -- Diseases and disabilities -- Death rates and causes of death -- Health care access and utilization -- Hospitals and nursing homes -- Health insurance coverage -- Employment. Labor force participation -- Unemployment -- Retirement trends and pensions -- Economic conditions. Sources of income -- Income and assets -- Living costs -- Poverty -- Expenditures for the elderly. Overview of expenditures -- Social Security -- Health care expenditures -- Public and private pensions -- Veterans -- Guide to relevant information sources -- Glossary -- List of sources.