Is 'Increasing Mobility' a Threat to U.S. Elder Care?
According to a new analysis of Census Bureau data, U.S. elder care is not being threatened by increasing mobility because of one simple fact: The United States is not an increasingly mobile society, if "mobility" means the propensity to move house. (April 2005)

Global Aging: The Challenge of Success (PDF: 575KB)

 This Population Bulletin looks at the health, labor force participation, family status, and other characteristics of older people, as well as recent demographic trends and the projected growth of the older population in major world regions. (BUL60.1, March 2005)

The Lives and Times of the Baby Boomers

 Authors Hughes and O'Rand describe baby boomers at midlife, linking current circumstances to life histories. Baby boomers are compared to cohorts born earlier in the 20th century, and the authors offer a set of expectations for the boomers' future. The following excerpt is from the report "The Lives and Times of the Baby Boomers"; published by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau. (October 2004)

U.S. Growing Bigger, Older, and More Diverse
Within the next few years, the U.S. population is expected to reach twice its 1950 level of 151 million, and that trend will reshape the nation in coming decades. (April 2004)

American Grandparent Responsibilities on the Rise
For a growing number of U.S. elderly, the golden years are beginning to resemble the old days in one important respect: caring for young children. Demographers even have a new phrase for the most dramatic examples of this child care trend, the ‘skipped- generation’ household, where a grandparent and grandchild reside with no parent present. (April 2004)

The Aging of Appalachia (PDF: 704KB)
Data from Census 2000 show how and why the age structure of the Appalachian population differs from the national average. The changing age structure of people living in Appalachia will be important to policymakers in coming years. (April 2004)

Older Americans a Growth Industry for Rural Areas?
To combat shrinking populations in rural areas, experts are advising small U.S. towns to consider recruiting more older people — a definite departure from traditional recruitment strategies that attract people of working ages. (August 2003)

Which U.S. States Are the 'Oldest'?
One quarter of elderly Americans live in one of three states: California, Florida, and New York. Sparsely populated states such as Alaska, Wyoming, Vermont, and North Dakota have very small elderly populations — less than 100,000 each in 2000. (April 2003)

Age 100 and Counting
More people are reaching the century mark than ever before. What accounts for extreme longevity? It is likely that genetics, lifestyle, gender, and luck are all responsible. (April 2003)

The Graying of Latin America
The number of Latin Americans age 65 or older is projected to more than double between 2000 and 2025, and to double again, to 136 million, by 2050. These older Latin Americans will make up at least 17 percent of the region’s total population. (March 2003)