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HOUSEHOLD TYPES OF THE AGED

In 2000, 64 percent of Americans over 65 lived with one or more related family members. Of those not living in family households, most lived alone. In fact, 28.2 percent of Americans 65 and older lived alone in 2000. This may indicate a need for better social networks for the aged population.

About 4.7 percent of aged Americans lived in institutionalized group quarters, which include nursing homes, mental hospitals, and correctional facilities. Stewart County, Georgia had the highest proportion of institutionalized aged people with one in every five persons in the county living in institutionalized group quarters.

The remaining 3.1 percent of aged Americans lived in non-family households or non-institutionalized group quarters, which include college dormitories, military barracks, group homes, missions, and shelters.

Household Type of the Aged, 2000
Number Percent
Population Age 65 and over 702,668 100.00%
In Households 651,216 92.68%
Family Households 428,791 61.02%
Householder 235,141 33.46%
Spouse 165,377 23.54%
Parent 15,549 2.21%
Other relative 11,270 1.60%
Non-relative 1,454 0.21%
Non-family Household 222,425 31.65%
Householder, Non-family Household, Living Alone 209,169 29.77%
Householder, Non-family Household, Two or More Persons 6,917 0.98%
Non-relative in Non-family Household 6,339 0.90%
In Group Quarters 51,452 7.32%
Institutionalized 39,855 5.67%
Non-institutionalized 11,597 1.65%

* Relationship of persons in family households is determined by relationship to the householder.

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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