Statistical Brief: Sixty-Five Plus in the United States
Statistical Brief: Sixty-Five Plus in the United States
Report Number: SB/95-8
America's elderly population is now growing at a moderate pace. But not too far into the future, the growth will become rapid. So rapid, in fact, that by the middle of the next century, it might be completely inaccurate to think of ourselves as a Nation of the young: there could be more persons who are elderly (65 or over) than young (14 or younger)!
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