New report: Changes in the Older Population and Implications for Rural Areas (fwd)

[Laura Larsson]

Friends:

I have not seen this report but it sounds as if it might contain
statistics of use to those providing services to the elderly. 

Regards,

Laura Larsson
Health Services, University of Washington
larsson at u.washington.edu
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 11:09:04 -0500
From: Timothy S. Parker <tparker at email.econ.ag.gov>
To: RURALUSA at LISTSERV.ECON.AG.GOV
Subject: New report: Changes in the Older Population and Implications for      
           Rural Areas

This report can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat format at
http://www.econ.ag.gov/epubs/pdf/rdrr90/.  For further information contact
Carolyn Rogers,  crogers at econ.ag.gov.

Changes in the Older Population and Implications for Rural Areas. By Carolyn
C. Rogers, Food and Rural Economics Division, Economic Research Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rural Development Research Report No. 90
(RDRR-90), January 2000.


                                              Abstract

The older population in the United States has been growing and aging
rapidly, with the fastest growing segment being the oldest old--those age 85
and older. This segment of the older population increased 37 percent between
1980 and 1990, compared with a 17-percent increase in the total population
of elderly (60 and above). The oldest old are more likely to be women, to be
in poor health, to live alone, and to be poor. This analysis presents data
on changes in the age distribution and socioeconomic status of the older
population by rural-urban residence and examines the implications for
resources, services, and programs in rural areas.