Aging in America
By: edited by Robert L. Scardamalia
Series: County and city extra series; County and city extra series
Publisher: Bernan Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781598887020; 9781598887037
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Aging; Statistics; Überalterung; Social aspects; Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer; Bevölkerungsentwicklung; Altersversorgung; Older people; Aged; Economic aspects
Description: The Baby Boom generation has breached the beginning age of retirement at 65. 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 in population over the age of 65. The Decennial Census and annual American Community Survey form the basis for this aging portrait. These are critical data sources because they are the only sources that provide comparable and comprehensive statistics for all communities across the nation. Many other survey sources exist that add health care and wellness indicators, but they do not provide the geographic detail coming from the Census Bureau. Aging in America contains information by state, metro area, county, city and congressional district for areas with a population of 65,000 or more.--Publisher description.
Notes: Statistical data based on the 2010 Decennial Census and the American Community Survey 2010-2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the American Community Survey --; title: Using the ACS --; title: Accessing ACS data online --; title: More ACS resources --; title: Population summary --; title: Age structure --; title: Race and ethnicity --; title: Household relationship --; title: Education and language spoken at home --; title: Employment and labor force status --; title: Income and poverty --; title: Disability status and type --; title: Health insurance --; title: Housing summary.