Answers To Old People & Statistics...

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2. What percentage of old people are widows?
Studies show that widowhood is common in older women rather than older men. Women who are 65 and over were three times as men of the same age to be widowed 42% compared to men to be widowed 13%. In 2007, 76 percent of women age 85 and over were widowed compared with 36 percent of men widowed. (http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2008_Documents/Population.aspx)

4. What percentage of old people are sexually active?
57 percent of men and 52 percent of women today enjoy sex. About one quarter of those old people ages 75 to 85 are now sexually active. (http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/sexual-reproductive/2008/09/04/making-the-most-of-the-new-sexual-revolution.html)

7. What percentage of the population is over 65?
In 2006, 37 million people age 65 and over lived in the United States. (http://www.agingstats.gov/agingstatsdotnet/Main_Site/Data/2008_Documents/Population.aspx)

8. What percentage of old people live in poverty?
3.4 million seniors age 65 and older live below the poverty line. (Currently, 3.4 million seniors age 65 and older live below the poverty line.)


14. What percentage of old people use prescribed drugs?
Researcher found that 91 percent of U.S. adults, about 50.5 million, used at least one medication regularly. Prescription medicines were used by 81 percent of adults, or 44.9 million older Americans. Most medications were used by those 75 to 85 years old. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73119.html)