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OCT. 10, 2023 — The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new report showing that about 4 million U.S. households with an adult age 65 or older had difficulty living in or using some features of their home.
The report, Aging-Ready Homes in the United States—Perception Versus Reality of Aging-Accessibility Needs: 2019, examines whether U.S. homes are prepared for an aging population.
This report is based on data from the 2019 American Housing Survey (AHS).
Highlights:
The AHS is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conducted by the Census Bureau. The biennial AHS (conducted every two years) is the nation’s most comprehensive housing survey, providing current data on a wide range of housing subjects. Topics unique to the AHS include characteristics and physical condition of the nation’s housing units, indicators of housing and neighborhood quality, and home improvement activities. For information on the AHS sample design and other topics, visit <www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs.html>.
Data in this report are subject to sampling and nonsampling error. Comparisons of estimates have taken sampling error into account and are significant at the 90% confidence level or higher, unless otherwise noted. Because of rounding, some details may not sum to totals. For information on sampling and estimation methods, confidentiality protection, and sampling and nonsampling errors, please review the accuracy of the data documents.
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