Aging in America 2023

The coming explosion in the number of people over the age of 65 is driving concerns about the financial stability of Social Security, disability trends, health care costs, and the supply of caregivers. Aging in America provides a comprehensive economic and demographic portrait of the senior population, including age composition, race and Hispanic origin, educational attainment, living arrangements, veteran status, employment and income, health insurance, disability, and housing characteristics. It offers comparative data on a variety of topics in a single, easy-to-use volume, making it a valuable resource for analysis of broader population issues.

Format: Hardback
Length: 494 pages
Publication date: 30 October 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

The growing number of individuals aged 65 and above is driving a range of concerns related to financial stability, disability trends, healthcare costs, and caregiver availability. Aging in America serves as a comprehensive resource that offers an economic and demographic portrait of the senior population, providing a valuable context for analyzing broader population issues. It encompasses a diverse range of characteristics that define the older population, including age composition, race and Hispanic origin, educational attainment, living arrangements, veteran status, employment and income, health insurance, disability, and housing characteristics.

Extracting comparative information from the Census Bureau's databases can be a challenging and time-consuming task. Aging in America simplifies this process by providing comparative data on a wide range of topics in a single, user-friendly volume.

Some of the key benefits of Aging in America include:

It offers a cross-section of socio-economic characteristics focused on the aging population for commonly researched geographic areas, such as states, counties, cities, metropolitan and micropolitan areas, and congressional districts.

The tables are structured in a way that facilitates easy comparisons across geographic areas and enables the profiling of specific characteristics.

By leveraging the comprehensive data provided in Aging in America, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders can gain a deeper understanding of the aging population and develop effective strategies to address their needs and concerns.

Dimension: 279 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781636713878
Edition number: Fifth Edition