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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > aging and older development > gerontology > graying of population
social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > gerontology > graying of population
... > social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > cultural/social anthropology > gerontology > graying of population
social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > gerontology > graying of population
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health policy > organization of health care > gerontology > graying of population
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > graying of population

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graying of population  

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  • The 1870 U.S. Census enumerated the elderly—people 65 years of age or older—at about 1.2 million people (3 percent of the total population of 40 million). However, during the 20th century, with industrialization and changes in fertility and mortality patterns, a new age structure emerged for the population of the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Population, Graying of]

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