Aging : lifestyles, work, and money by Vierck, Elizabeth, 1945-, Hodges, Kris instant download
xviii, 295 pages : 26 cm, \"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. More than 180 tables, graphs, and charts provide carefully selected information.\" \"Vierck and Hodges not only provide exhaustive coverage of vital statistics (including many previously unpublished features), but also offer analytical support - describing trends, offering insights, and providing a framework for understanding the data.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 websites, and a world records and facts appendix that provides an interesting record of some extraordinary achievements of the elderly.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289) and index, 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 and Supplemental Security Income -- Appendix A: World Records and Fascinating Facts -- Appendix B: Resources in Aging Services, Gerontology, and Geriatrics
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