Special Reports :: Key Facts - Elders
Of the 119,241 Alaska Natives, 5.33 percent (6,354) of the population are elders, 65 years of age or older compared to 12.43 percent (34,991,753) for U.S All Races (elders).
REF:
[1,2,3]
FOOTNOTES & DEFINITIONS:
1. QuickTable-P1. Age Groups and Sex: 2000. Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data. Geographic Area: United States. U.S. Census Bureau.
2. QuickTable-P1. Age Groups and Sex: 2000. Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF1) 100-Percent Data. Geographic Area: Alaska.
3. Summary File 2, 2000 Census. State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Census & Geographic Information Network.
- The age-specific mortality rate for Alaska elders is 5562.5 compared to 5096.4 for U.S. All Races elders.
REF:
[7,9]
FOOTNOTES & DEFINITIONS:
7. Murphy SL. Deaths: Final Data for 1998. National vital statistics reports; vol 48 no. 11. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2000.
9. Alaska Native Mortality, 1980-1998. Alaska Area Native Health Service, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Division of Planning, Evaluation, and Health Statistics. June 2001.
- Every 100 Alaska Native persons of working age must support 10.0 persons over age 65 compared to 8.5 for All Alaskans.
REF:
[11,23]
FOOTNOTES & DEFINITIONS:
11. Alaska Population Overview: 1999 Estimates. State of Alaska, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Analysis Section. May 2000.
23. Dependency ratios show how large a burden of support is placed on the working age population.
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