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Profiles of Older Americans

Research Report

October 2006


Concise, compact and comprehensive collections of facts and figures about the age 65 and older population in the United States. Topics include health, life expectancy, marital status, living arrangements, geographic distribution, racial/ethnic composition, economic status, employment, education. Compiled annually since 1982 by the Administration on Aging (AoA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).