Geriatric Demography

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Geriatric Demography

• Shelley B. Bhattacharya, DO MPH
• Reynolds Faculty Scholars Program
• University of Kansas
• School of Medicine

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Major Issues

• How many are there?
• Life expectancy
• Population characteristics

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How many in Kansas?

• Kansas Elder Count, 2002
• Total population of Kansas 2.6 million
• How many geriatric?

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How many in Kansas?

• 356,229
• 13
• Sedgwick County 51,574
• Johnson County 45,069
• Shawnee County 23,341

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How about in the United States?
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National numbers, 85
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Global numbers

• Every month, there are 795,000 new entries into
  the global geriatric cohort
• Aging of the baby boomers
• 75 million people born between 1946 and 1964
• Europe is the oldest
• Africa is the youngest

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Global distribution--2000
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What about 2030?
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Global distribution--2030
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Life expectancy
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Life expectancy to 2000
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Active life expectancy
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• At age 65 yr, a man has a 13-yr life expectancy
  but at age 75 yr still has a 9-yr life expectancy
  
• At age 65 yr, a woman has a 20-yr life expectancy
  but at age 75 yr still has a 12-yr life
  expectancy
• Overall, women live about 8 years longer than men

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Japan vs. US
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Characteristics of the elderly

• 10 are foreign born
• Women outlive men
• Todays elderly evolving
• Women more likely to live alone
• 33 of every nursing home resident is a woman 85

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Marital Status
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Living situation
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Education

• In 2002 Percentage with a high school degree
• Age 55-64
• 84
• Age 65-74
• 71
• Age gt85
• 58

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Gender and education

• Bachelors degrees in 2002
• Age 55-64
• 31 men
• 22 women
• Age 65-84
• 22 men
• 13 women

• Age gt85
• 17 men
• 12 women

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Income
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Home ownership
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Poverty in the geriatric cohort
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Geriatric caregivers
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Any questions?