title: Nonmetro elders better off than metro elders on some measures, not on others.
abstract: The author examines characteristics of the nonmetropolitan elderly in the United States. "A larger share of the nonmetro population was age 60 and older (18 percent) in 1996 than the metro population (15 percent). At ages 75 and older, half of all elderly persons are living alone. This is associated with a greater likelihood of being poor: 42 percent of nonmetro persons age 75 and older were poor or near-poor, compared with 28 percent of their metro counterparts."
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005843:Geography; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011203:Poverty; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013383:Suburban Population; D014481:United States
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Americas; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Living Arrangements; Nonmetropolitan Population; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Poverty; Research Methodology; Residence Characteristics; Rural Population; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution; Studies; United States