| Edition |
2006 ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 200 p.) : ill., charts. |
| Series |
Information Plus reference series
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Gale eBooks
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| Note |
ISSN "1538-6686". |
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Formerly published by: Information Plus, Wylie, Texas. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Older Americans-A Diverse and Growing Population -- The Economics of Growing Old in America -- Living Arrangements of the Older Population -- Working and Retirement: New Options for Older Adults -- Education, Politicals Behavior, and Voting -- On the Road-Older Adults Drivers -- The Health and Medical Problems of Older Adults -- Mental Health and Mental Illness -- Caring for Older Adults-Caregivers -- Health-Care Use, Expenditures, and Financing -- Crime and Abuse of Older Adults. |
| Summary |
Contains statistics on the elderly, discusses their living arrangements, work, health care, and special problems, and examines subsets of the elderly population such as women and minorities. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Older people -- United States -- Statistics.
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| Added Author |
Gale (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Growing old in America. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2006 0787651036 |
| ISBN |
9781414418674 (electronic book) |
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1414418671 (electronic book) |
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0787651036 (set) |
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1414404166 |
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