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are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy,
wisdom, charity. - William Menninger
3/11/08 (6:03 p.m.) A meeting with the National Council of Senior Citizens resulted in President John F. Kennedy designating May 1963 as Senior Citizens
Month, encouraging the nation to pay tribute in some way to older people across
the country. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter's proclamation changed the name to
Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate those 65 and older through
ceremonies, events and public recognition.
37.3 million
The number of people 65 and older in the United States on July 1, 2006. This age
group accounted for 12 percent of the total population. Between 2005 and 2006,
this age group increased by 473,000 people. Source: Population estimates <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/010048.html>
506 million
Projected 2008 midyear world population 65 and older. Projections indicate
the number will increase to 999 million by 2030. Source: Population projections
<http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb>
9.4%
Poverty rate for people 65 and older in 2006, down from 10.1 percent in 2005.
There were 3.4 million seniors in poverty in 2006, a decline from 3.6 million in
2005. Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United
States: 2006 <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/010583.html>
$190,100
Median net worth for families in 2004 whose head was between 65 and 74. For
those whose head was 75 or older, the corresponding figure was $163,100. Source:
Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
(Table 699)
Serving Our Nation
9.1 million
Estimated number of people 65 and older who are military veterans. Source: 2006
American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>
Jobs
5.5 million
Number of people 65 and older who were in the labor force in 2006. Projections
indicate that by 2016, the number will reach 10.1 million. Source: Statistical
Abstract of the United States: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/>
(Table 570)
Some of the highest rates were found in South Dakota, Nebraska and Washington,
D.C., all with about one-third of people in this age group in the labor force.
Among the 20 largest metro areas, Washington, D.C., had the highest percentage
of people in the labor force in this age group (31.8 percent). Others with high
percentages include Boston (28.1 percent), Dallas-Fort Worth (27.9 percent),
Minneapolis-St. Paul (27.4 percent) and Houston (26.5 percent), none of which
was statistically different from the other.
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