Today’s Research on Aging: How COVID-19 Protections Affected Older Adults’ Mental Health
New research shows the pandemic deepened feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression among older adults and their caregivers. Social connection is the "medicine hiding in plain sight."
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States
The current growth of the population ages 65 and older, driven by the large baby boom generation—those born between 1946 and 1964—is unprecedented in U.S. history. This aging of the U.S. population has brought both challenges and opportunities to the economy, infrastructure, and institutions.
PDF. Population Bulletin v. 75, no.1 : An Introduction to Demography
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
The Best Years of Their Lives? Young Adults Reported More Anxiety Than Older Adults During Pandemic, Despite Lower Health Risks
The anxiety age gap between young and older adults grew during the COVID-19 pandemic, PRB analysis finds
Today’s Research on Aging 42: Rising Obesity in an Aging America
Report. Household Change in The United States
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Unequal Health Care Access and Quality Contribute to U.S. Racial Health Disparities Among Older Adults
Older Black adults are less likely than their white peers to have private insurance and more likely to rely on Medicaid or Medicare as their only health insurance.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
U.S. Racial Health Disparities Among Older Adults Remain Despite Some Progress
As they age, Black adults experience more rapid decline in the body’s ability to recover from stress or damage, with social and economic factors contributing to this decline.