Aging & Gerontology: Statistics

New Strategist reference book editors profile Americans in the 55-and-older age group with the latest statistics on trends relating to their demographics, time use (a new chapter), health and wealth. For example, while housing costs tend to be lower for older Americans because they have paid off their mortgages, most blacks and Hispanics still are not homeowners. The volume includes many supporting tables with data from government sources and a glossary. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Over 200 tables in the Abstract contain data for Pennsylvania and its 67 counties on: population, vital statistics, industrial development, banking, employment, education, social services, taxes, government, crime, infrastructure, and much more.

Drawn from 143 sources, it features over 900 tables, graphs, and charts providing informaton on such topics as population growth, race, geographic area, sex, cohort, life expectancy, mortality, geographic mobility, education levels, health, homelessness, income, safety and crime, pensions, and more. Results of opinion polls of older Americans on a wide variety of topics (e.g., retirement activities preferences, fear of dependency, quality of life expectations, shopping expectations, healthcare delivery and cost, politics, etc.) are also included. The majority of statistics cover the period 1985 to 1991, but, whenever possible, data from the 1990 census are used. A good keyword index and adequate explanation of acronyms and abbreviations are also included. - Kathy Segrist, Temple Univ., Philadelphia
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation.

Contains statistics on the elderly, discusses their living arrangements, work, health care, and special problems, and examines subsets of the elderly population such as women and minorities.

Includes data on the changing demographics of homeownership, based on the Census Bureau's 2008 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Survey.

Based on data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey, this report provides weekly and quarterly spending data on what households buy, how much they spend, and how often they buy certain items. Also examines average spending before and after the Great Recession for seven separate age groups ranging from under age 25 to age 75 or older.