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Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Vierck is Senior Editor for the Society of Certified Senior Advisors and a well-known independent writer and information specialist in health and aging. She is a widely published author with 12 books and numerous other publications to her credit including Growing Old in America , Health Smart , Factbook on Aging , and Aging America . Kris Hodges is an independent market research professional. Klappentext From politics to popular culture, baby boomers exert a profound impact on America. As they enter middle age and retirement, this generation, unprecedented in size, will confront a vast new realm of problems, choices, and decisions. Their needs will make the graying of America the most significant demographic event of our time. As a resource fitted to such an event, Aging: Lifestyles, Work, and Money , provides a definitive, comprehensive source of information about people aged 65 years and older. The information is indexed and included under easy-to-follow headings, allowing the reader to locate facts quickly and as needed, or browse and encounter valuable information serendipitously. Vierck and Hodges not only provide exhaustive coverage of vital statistics (including many previously unpublished features), but also offer analytical support-describing trends, offering insights, and providing a framework for understanding the data.This volume is ideally suited to the elderly whose concerns it investigates, as well as to medical and nursing libraries, and anyone interested in the manifold issues associated with the elderly. It includes a bibliography, a listing of Web sites, and an appendix listing world records and fascinating facts, providing a record of some extraordinary achievements of the elderly. Zusammenfassung Presents vital statistics on aging in the United States in a readable and easy-to-use format! describing trends! offering insights! and providing a framework for understanding the data provided. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables and Charts Preface Introductory Essay: The Typical Older American Lifestyles Marital Status, Living Arrangements, and Family Life Where the Elderly Live: Geographic Location and Mobility Transportation and Housing Community Life, Social Activity, and Leisure Crime and the Elderly Citizenship, Language, and Education Work and Money Income and Poverty Finances--Assets, Savings, Debt, and Attitudes Consumer Spending Work and Retirement Social Security Appendix 1: World Records and Fascinating Facts Appendix 2: Resources in Aging Services, Gerontology, and Geriatrics Glossary Selected Bibliography and Useful Web Sites ...
