Old folks Q&A

1. What percentage of old people live with their families?
Nearly one out of every four U.S. households (23 percent, or 22.4 million)provides care to a relative or friend aged 50 or older.

http://www.eldercare.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=CG_Resources&file=article&sid=861

2. What percentage of old people live in poverty?
Poverty rates for people aged 18-64(17.4 percent and 10.8 percent, respectively)and the numbers in poverty (12.8 million and 20.2 million, respectively) remained statistically unchanged from 2005.

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty06/pov06hi.html

3. What percentage of old people are widowed?
69 percent are widowed and live alone.

http://books.google.com/books?id=3nI4GIKIUwAC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=what+percentage+of+elderly+people+are+married%3F&source=web&ots=AljylmwldV&sig=DhJHiVgW5RiGV28vLl8R7BQ7ueg&hl=en&ei=yAeTSbCCPIKqsAOs9e27Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result

4. What percentage have never married?
Only 3.6 percent of the elder have never married.

http://books.google.com/books?id=3nI4GIKIUwAC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=what+percentage+of+elderly+people+are+married%3F&source=web&ots=AljylmwldV&sig=DhJHiVgW5RiGV28vLl8R7BQ7ueg&hl=en&ei=yAeTSbCCPIKqsAOs9e27Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result

5. What percentage of old people work for money?
93% of over-60s like to work.

http://www.financemarkets.co.uk/2007/10/26/elderly-people-forced-back-to-work/

6. What percentage was forced to live at a home?
40 percent of elderly people were forced into a home by their families.

archive.capecodonline.com/special/ageofdecisions/day3side2.htm - 31k -

7. What is the lowest percentage for a any age at a nursing home?
The elderly 85 aand older only take up one percent of nursing homes.

http://www.efmoody.com/longterm/nursingstatistics.html

8. What percentage of old people drive?
Based on 2001-02 data, drivers 70 and older drove 55 percent fewer annually

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=EXy&pwst=1&ei=WwuTSaf7BIrisAOx4M34Ag&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=what+percentage+of+elderly+people+have+a+driving+license%3F&spell=1

9. What percentage of old people are alone?
12 percent of old people live alone.

www.cbs.nl/en-GB/menu/themas/bevolking/publicaties/artikelen/archief/2001/2001-112-pb.htm

10. What percentage of old people are still sexually active?
The nationally representative survey of more than 3,000 U.S. adults ages 57 to 85 found that more than half to three-quarters of those questioned remain sexually active, with a significant proportion engaging in frequent and varied sexual behavior.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR2007082202000.html