• Highlights
• The Older Population
• Future Growth
  • Figure 1: Number of Persons 65+, 1900 - 2030 (numbers in millions)
• Marital Status
  • Figure 2: Marital Status of Persons 65+ - 2001
• Living Arrangements
  • Figure 3:  Living Arrangements of Persons 65+: 2000
• Racial and Ethnic Composition
• Geographic Distribution
  • Figure 4:  Persons 65+ as Percentage of Total Population by State: 2000 (US Map)
  • Figure 5:  Percentage Increase in Population 65+ by State: 2000 (US Map)
  • Figure 6:  The 65+ Population by State: 2000 (table)
• Income
  • Figure 7: Percent Distribution by Income: 2001
• Poverty
• Housing
• Employment 
• Education 
• Health, Health Care, and Disability
  • Figure 8: Percent With Disabilities, By Age: 1997
• Special Topic:  The Foreign Population
• Notes

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