Table 1.2—Marital Status and Living Arrangement of Medicare Beneficiaries, by Age, 2000 (beneficiaries as a percentage of total in each age group)
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All (%) _____________________ |
Male (%) ______________________ |
Female (%) ____________________ |
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65–74 |
75–84 |
85+ |
65–74 |
75–84 |
85+ |
65–74 |
75–84 |
85+ |
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Marital status |
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Married |
64.1 |
49.1 |
21.9 |
79.0 |
70.5 |
50.9 |
51.7 |
34.2 |
9.8 |
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Widowed |
21.0 |
41.4 |
70.4 |
7.2 |
19.9 |
41.8 |
32.5 |
56.2 |
82.3 |
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Other |
14.9 |
9.5 |
7.7 |
13.8 |
9.6 |
7.3 |
15.8 |
9.6 |
7.9 |
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Living arrangement |
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Lives alone |
24.5 |
33.6 |
38.8 |
14.9 |
20.1 |
28.9 |
32.6 |
43.0 |
42.9 |
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With spouse |
62.6 |
46.8 |
18.4 |
76.8 |
67.5 |
43.5 |
50.7 |
32.4 |
8.0 |
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With children |
6.8 |
9.6 |
14.9 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
9.4 |
10.4 |
12.9 |
17.2 |
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With others |
4.7 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
4.3 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
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In nursing home |
1.4 |
5.3 |
22.8 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
14.0 |
1.2 |
6.3 |
26.4 |
SOURCE: Data from Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2000; Table 1.2. Available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcbs/PubCNP00.asp (accessed October 2005).