Category: Demographics

5/31/2013 - Older women in China fare worse than men

Older women in China are much more likely to be in poor health and live in poverty than men are, according to a survey of general living conditions among the most rapidly aging population in the world. Read the full article at Futurity.

5/30/2013 - Aging Chinese Face a Bleak Picture

High Rates of Poverty, Disability and Mental Illness Haunt Elderly, Pose Growing Economic Challenge. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.

5/29/2013 - For Medicare, Immigrants Offer Surplus, Study Finds

Immigrants have contributed billions of dollars more to Medicare in recent years than the program has paid out on their behalf, according to a new study, a pattern that goes against the notion that immigrants are a drain on federal health care spending. Read the full article at The New York Times.

5/24/2013 - How Growth of Elderly Population in U.S. Compares with Other Countries

This article is part of a series in which the PBS NewsHour and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, explore how health care and health policy in OECD’s 34 member countries compare with the United States. Francesca Colombo, an OECD expert on economic impact of ageing, examines the the rapid growth of… Read more 5/24/2013 - How Growth of Elderly Population in U.S. Compares with Other Countries

4/24/2013 - Census Bureau Profile America Facts for Features: Older Americans Month: 5/2013

A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens Month, encouraging the nation to pay tribute to older people across the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter’s proclamation changed the name to Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate those 65 and older… Read more 4/24/2013 - Census Bureau Profile America Facts for Features: Older Americans Month: 5/2013

4/2/2013 - The Longevity Economy: From The Elderly, A New Source Of Economic Growth

Apple Computer once famously advised us to “think different.” It’s time to think different about America’s ongoing demographic shift — and to think seriously about the opportunities it holds. Read the full article at Forbes.

3/12/2013 - L.A. population will be much older, more settled, study says

The future of Los Angeles will be a grayer one, as aging boomers, slowing immigration and shrinking birthrates radically change the face of the county, a new study from USC predicts. Many houses are poorly suited for aging residents who want to stay in their current homes instead of moving into institutionalized care, said Adele… Read more 3/12/2013 - L.A. population will be much older, more settled, study says

3/10/2013 - Research ties economic inequality to gap in life expectancy

Even as the nation’s life expectancy has marched steadily upward, reaching 78.5 years in 2009, a growing body of research shows that those gains are going mostly to those at the upper end of the income ladder. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

3/5/2013 - New Study Shows U.S. Lags Behind Other High-Income Countries in Female Lifespan

PBS News Hour’s Gwen Ifill talks to Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, about a pair of studies released in that journal about the lifespan of American women. In one, researchers found that in 43 percent of the nation’s counties, more women 75 years old and under are dying sooner. Read/watch the full story at… Read more 3/5/2013 - New Study Shows U.S. Lags Behind Other High-Income Countries in Female Lifespan

2/26/2013 - Immigration brings new senior citizens

In Washington, President Obama and Congress are working toward immigration reform that will likely grow the ranks of older immigrants. Read the full article at USA Today.