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Older Population Age 65 Years and Over

Population

Table 1. Resident population, by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1950-2005

Figure 1. Total population and older population: United States, 1950-2050

Figure 4. Poverty by age: United States, 1966-2005

Figure 5. Low income by age, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, 2005

Deaths and life expectancy

Table 26. Life expectancy at birth and at 65 years of age, by sex: Selected countries and territories, selected years 1980-2003

Figure 18. Life expectancy at birth and at 65 years of age, by race and sex: United States, 1970-2004

Table 27. Life expectancy at birth, at 65 years of age, and at 75 years of age, by race and sex: United States, selected years 1900-2004

Table 32. Leading causes of death and numbers of deaths, by age: United States, 1980 and 2004

Table 35. Death rates for all causes, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2004

Table 36. Death rates for diseases of heart, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2004

Table 37. Death rates for cerebrovascular diseases, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2004

Table 38. Death rates for malignant neoplasms, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2004

Table 39. Death rates for malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus, and lung, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2004

Table 40. Death rates for malignant neoplasm of breast among females, by race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2004

Table 41. Death rates for chronic lower respiratory diseases, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1980-2004

Table 42. Death rates for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1987-2004

Table 44. Death rates for motor vehicle-related injuries, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2004

Table 45. Death rates for homicide, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2004

Table 46. Death rates for suicide, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1950-2004

Table 47. Death rates for firearm-related injuries, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1970-2004

Table 49. Occupational injury deaths and rates, by industry, sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin: United States, selected years 1992-2005

Health status, risk factors, and chronic disease

Table 52. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases, by year of diagnosis and selected characteristics: United States, 2001-2005

Table 56. Severe headache or migraine, low back pain, and neck pain among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 1997, 2004, and 2005

Table 57. Joint pain among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 2002, 2004, and 2005

Table 58. Limitation of activity caused by chronic conditions, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2005

Figure 16. Limitation of activity caused by selected chronic health conditions among older adults, by age: United States, 2004-2005

Table 59. Vision and hearing limitations among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2005

Table 60. Respondent-assessed health status, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1991-2005

Table 61. Serious psychological distress among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, average annual selected years, 1997-1998 through 2004-2005

Table 63. Current cigarette smoking among adults 18 years of age and over, by sex, race, and age: United States, selected years 1965-2005

Table 65. Current cigarette smoking among adults, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, age, and education level: United States, average annual 1990-1992, 1995-1998, and 2003-2005

Table 68. Alcohol consumption among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 1997, 2004, and 2005

Table 70. Hypertension and elevated blood pressure among persons 20 years of age and over, by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty level: United States, 1988-1994 and 2001-2004

Table 71. Serum total cholesterol levels among persons 20 years of age and over, by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty level: United States, selected years 1960-1962 through 2001-2004

Table 72. Mean energy and macronutrient intake among persons 20-74 years of age, by sex and age: United States, 1971-1974 through 2001-2004

Figure 12. Weekly restaurant meal consumption among people 1 year of age and over, by age: United States, 1999-2004

Table 73. Leisure-time physical activity among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, 1998, 2004, and 2005

Table 74. Overweight, obesity, and healthy weight among persons 20 years of age and over, by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty level: United States, 1960-1962 through 2001-2004

Table 76. Untreated dental caries, by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and poverty level: United States, 1971-1974, 1988-1994, and 2001-2004

Access and utilization

Table 79. Reduced access to medical care during the past 12 months due to cost, by selected characteristics: United States, 1997, 2004, and 2005

Figure 21. Adults 18 years of age and over reporting they did not receive needed health-related services in the past year because they could not afford them, by age and type of service: United States, 2005

Figure 27. Delayed medical care in the past 12 months due to lack of transportation among adults 18 years of age and over, by sex, percent of poverty level, and age: United States, 2004-2005

Table 82. Health care visits to doctor offices, emergency departments, and home visits within the past 12 months, by selected characteristics: United States, 1997, 2004, and 2005

Table 85. Influenza vaccination among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1989-2005

Table 86. Pneumococcal vaccination among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1989-2005

Table 87. Use of mammography among women 40 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2005

Table 88. Use of Pap smears among women 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2005

Figure 35. Adults 50 years of age and over ever having a colorectal scope procedure, by selected characteristics: United States, annual average 2000, 2003, and 20

Table 90. Emergency department visits within the past 12 months among adults 18 years of age and over, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997-2005

Table 91. Injury-related visits to hospital emergency departments, by sex, age, and intent and mechanism of injury: United States, average annual 1995-1996, 1999-2000, and 2004-2005

Table 92. Visits to physician offices, hospital outpatient departments, and hospital emergency departments, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1995-2005

Table 93. Visits to primary care generalist and specialist physicians, by selected characteristics and type of physician: United States, selected years 1980-2005

Table 94. Dental visits in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, 1997, 2004, and 2005

Figure 34. No dental visit in the past year among persons with natural teeth, by age and percent of poverty level: United States, 2005

Table 95. Selected prescription and nonprescription drugs recorded during physician office visits and hospital outpatient department visits, by sex and age: United States, 1995-1996 and 2004-2005

Table 96. Prescription drug use in the past month by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin: United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2002

Table 98. Persons with hospital stays in the past year, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1997, 2004, and 2005

Table 99. Discharges, days of care, and average length of stay in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1980-2005

Table 100. Discharges and days of care in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnoses: United States, 1990, 2000, and 2005

Table 101. Discharges and average length of stay in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnoses: United States, 1990, 2000, and 2005

Table 102. Discharges with at least one procedure in nonfederal short-stay hospitals, by sex, age, and selected procedures: United States, average annual 1994-1995 and 2004-2005

Table 104. Nursing home residents 65 years of age and over, by age, sex, and race: United States, selected years 1973-2004

Table 117. Nursing homes, beds, occupancy, and residents, by geographic division and state: United States, selected years 1995-2006

Health expenditures

Table 128. Expenses for health care and prescribed medicine, by selected population characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2004

Table 129. Sources of payment for health care, by selected population characteristics: United States, selected years 1987-2004

Table 130. Out-of-pocket health care expenses among persons with medical expenses, by age: United States, selected years 1987-2004

Table 134. Nursing home average monthly charges per resident, by selected facility characteristics: United States, 1985-2004

Health care coverage and Federal Programs

Table 140. Health insurance coverage for persons 65 years of age and over, by type of coverage and selected characteristics: United States, selected years 1992-2005

Table 142. Medicare enrollees and program payments among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries, by sex and age: United States and other areas, selected years 1994-2004

Table 143. Medicare beneficiaries by race, ethnicity, and selected characteristics: United States, 1992, 2003, and 2004

Table 144. Medicaid recipients and medical vendor payments, by basis of eligibility, and race and ethnicity: United States, selected fiscal years 1972-2004

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