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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1985
This document is an information paper prepared for the Senate Special Committee on Aging which analyzes 1980 census data on living conditions of older Americans. The analysis provides the following conclusions: (1) older women are more likely to be poor, widowed, and living alone than are older men; (3) labor force participation and median income…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Housing, Housing Needs, Living Standards
Arnold, Gail D. – 1984
Based on the 1979 Annual Housing Survey, the elderly--especially the rural elderly--are more likely than other groups to live in inadequate housing. Housing was defined as inadequate if it had one or more of the following flaws: incomplete plumbing facilities, incomplete kitchen facilities, leaking roof, holes in walls or ceilings, and exposed…
Descriptors: Demography, Differences, Economic Factors, Housing
