Study shows that more than one-half of adults 55–64 years of age are employed
- The percent of the population under 65 years of age with no health insurance coverage fluctuated about 16–18 percent between 1994 and 2003
- The 55–64 age group is projected to increase by 11 million persons over the 2004–2014 period, to 40 million persons by 2014
- Between 1995–96 and 2002–03 the rate of cholesterol-lowering drugs prescribed during physician and hospital outpatient department visits among men 55–64 years of age almost tripled and among women increased more than three-fold
- In 2002–03 more than one-half of adults 55–64 years of age were employed with 17 percent retired and 12 percent unemployed due to disability
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Date: 11/3/2005
Research on teen driving habits and risks
- Male teens are more likely than females to die in a motor vehicle crash
- about 2 out of 3 crash death victims ages 13 to 19 in 2003 were males.
- According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study of 2003, high school males are more likely than their female counterparts to report driving after drinking (15 percent versus 9 percent, respectively) and are less likely to wear a seat belt (22 percent versus 15 percent never or rarely wear a seat belt, respectively).
- There has been a substantial decline in fatal motor vehicle crashes for teens in the last several decades, with males experiencing a larger decline than females.
- Rates among teens ages 15 to 19 have decreased 42 percent for males and 17 percent for females between 1980 and 2002.
- For teens ages 15 to 19, the motor vehicle crash rate per 100,000 was 42 in 1980, declined to 33 per 100,000 in 1990, and continued to decline at a slower rate to 25 per 1,000 in 1999.
- Seat belt use among youth ages 16 to 24 has steadily increased in the last decade, from 53 percent in 1994 to 77 percent in 2004.
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Date: 10/20/2005
Trends study shows the living arrangements of children under the age of 18
- In 2005, the percentage of all children under age 18 who were living with two married parents was at 67 percent.
- In 2005, 6 percent of all children lived in the home of their grandparents.
- In 2005, 35 percent of black children were living with two parents
- In 2005, 10 percent of all black children did not live with either parent
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Date: 10/20/2005
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