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National Survey of the Aged, 1975

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Principal Investigator(s): Shanas, Ethel

Summary: This survey was conducted during the spring and summer of 1975 under a grant from the Administration on Aging and with supplemental funding from the Social Security Administration. It surveyed noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 and older with a special focus on developing national estimates of the economic needs and social concerns of the elderly. The survey attempted to describe the aged population and to indicate the degree of health, financial independence, and familial support of 2,143 o... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07945.v1

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