HS 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mortality Rate
10 Aug 2018
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1900: 4. 1% of all americans were over 65. 2030: 20% of americans will be over 65. 2040: the 85 and older population will quadruple in size to nearly 14,000,000 million. Life span: the maximum number of years an organism can live (humans =120 yrs of age) Life expectancy: average number of years expected to live (mean age at death) (ex: japan oldest nation) In 1900 expected to live to 47 years of age. In u. s. now 78 for men & 82 for women. The gender gap has narrowed as was 7 year difference. 90 percent of whites 110 yrs of age or older accurate. 50 percent of blacks accurate and found out 100 years ago many births unrecorded. Income - poverty shortens life expectancy, ethnic elders earlier death. Education - the higher the education, the longer life (most older adults have high school only) Marital status - if married, better health and cope better with aging.
