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Statistics: Aged

  • AGELINE web only Contains over 60,000 citations, with abstracts, to literature on social gerontology, with a focus on the social, psychological, and economic aspects of middle age and aging. Covers demographics, economics, employment, health and health care services, housing, intergenerational relationships, social and family relationships, psychological aspects, retirement, transportation, consumer aspects, and leisure. Includes descriptions of programs for older adults, indexed by state. Sources include journal articles, books and book chapters, reports and government publications. Updated bimonthly, 1978 to date
    Social gerontology.
  • Geriatric Length of Stay by Diagnosis, United States
    print only Presents detailed patient statistics on average, median, and percentile length of stay by diagnosis in the aged population. Tabular format organized by ICD-9-CM coding. WX 16 G6391 Health Reference Books - Annual
  • Geriatric Length of Stay by Operation, United States
    print only Presents detailed patient statistics on average, median and percentile length of stay by operation in the aged population. Tabular format organized by ICD-9-CM coding. WX 16 G6392 Health Reference Books - Annual
  • HCFA - CMS Data and Statistics
    web and print Provides tables with data on Medicare and Medicaid from the Health Care Financing Administration, including statistics on national health care spending, enrollment, program payments, cost-sharing, Medicare short-stay hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospices, physician services, hospital outpatient services and end stage renal disease. Includes national and state level data. Health Serials: Health Care Financing Review, Medicare and Medicaid Statistical Supplement.
  • Older Americans 2006: Key Indicators of Well-Being
    Provides statistical data about the aging population in the United States. Tables and charts are divided into sections for five major indicators: population, economics, health status, health risks and behaviors, and health care. Specific indicators include: number of older americans, racial and ethnic composition, marital status, educational attainment, living arrangements, income distribution, sources of income, net worth, participation in the labor force, housing expenditures, life expectancy, mortality, chronic health conditions, memory impairment, depressive symptoms, self-rated health status, disability, social activity, sedentary lifestyle, vaccinations, mammography, dietary quality, criminal victimization, health care expenditures, components of health care expenditures, out-of-pocket health care expenditures, access to health care, use of health care services, nursing home utilization and home care. Also included are a detailed list of tables and charts, a list of references, a list of data needs and data source descriptions, as well as a glossary. 2004 Report available.HQ1064.U5 O4153 2000 - Social Work Stacks
  • Statistical Information on Older Persons
    web only List of AOA statistical resources available online. Includes general profiles, quality of life, trends, population estimates, and health care utilization statistics