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Older
Americans Month officially began with a presidential proclamation in May
1963. Last year, President Bush stated, “Our seniors have cared for their
families and communities, enhanced our economic prosperity, defended our
nation, and preserved and protected our Founders’ vision. Their commitment
to our future sets an inspiring example for us all.” This
multimedia web page supports the latest Census Bureau release, The
Older Population in the United States: March 2002, featuring
national-level data on the socioeconomic characteristics of people age
55 and over. Find
additional information in the Facts
for Features: Older Americans Month release. |
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VIDEO
NEWS RELEASE
— This video news release highlights
the Census Bureau's demographic profiles about the U.S. population
age 65 and over. The VNR features interviews with Census Bureau
Director Louis Kincannon, Senator Daniel K. Akaka of Hawaii, Senator
Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Dr. Richard J. Hodes, director
of the National Institute of Aging. TRT 1:40, Project # V03-057.
Script
For more information,
call the Public Information Office on (301) 763-3045 or e-mail <broadcast@census.gov>.
To sample our video products, click on Radio/TV on the Census Bureau's
homepage,
<http://www.census.gov>. |
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Click on the above image to view the video news release. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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following photos may be used to illustrate news articles, brochures
or other marketing materials. Click on the thumbnails
for downloadable high-resolution images and caption information. |
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RADIO
SOUND BITES — The following quotes and radio sound
bites, in the voice of Census Bureau statistician Denise Smith,
are taken from the report on older Americans released on 5/13/03
and can be heard in RealAudio or downloaded in the mp3 format (1.0
M). Additional sound bites on older Americans can be found here.
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software for RealPlayer
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In 2001, about one-half of married-couple households with a householder
65 and over, had an income of 35,000 or more. Among the married-couple
households with a householder 55 to 64, over three-quarters had
an income in this range.
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Older
men are more likely than older women to be in the civilian labor
force. Among people age 60 to 64, the proportions were 57 percent
for men, and 44 percent for women, whereas for people age 65 and
over, they were 18 percent and 10 percent, respectively. |
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Older
men are more likely than older women to have a bachelor’s degree
or more education. For example, among those people age 65 to 84,
22 percent of men and 13 percent of women had a bachelor’s degree
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Marital
status of older men and women differs greatly. For example, among
those in the 65 to 84 year old age group, 74 percent of men and
45 percent of women were married and living with their spouse. |
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Older
women had a higher poverty rate than older men. Among those age
65 and over, 12.4 percent of women, and 7 percent of men were poor. |
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Older
women are more likely than older men to be widowed. Because women
have longer life expectancies than men, it is not surprising that
46 percent of women, and only 14 percent of men age 65 and over were
widowed. |
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