Gauging Aging: Mapping the Gaps Between Expert and Public Understanding of Aging in America: A breakdown of what experts know, what the public believes, and how little overlap there is between the two, is dead-on, as well as providing necessary background for deep-diving, thought-provoking articles. Its easy-read, bullet-pointed format makes it a gold mine of ideas for those articles, and page lay-outs make it easy to make notes in the margins.
65 in the United States: 2010
This June 2014 report highlights several trends among America’s older population. There are more than 40 million people over age 65. That figure is expected to more than double by mid-century, to 83.7 million people and one-fifth of the U.S. population by 2050. The report presents population trends among older adults, as well as data on life expectancy, how well they age, their financial and educational status, medical, long-term care and housing costs, where they live and with whom, and other factors important for aging and health.