Primary Education Topic:
LGBTQ Aging
Other Education Topics:
Aging in Community
Health & Wellness
Healthcare & Aging
What happens when the statistic you need to report represents a challenge because it deals with a subject many in the media consider taboo? What if your story involves older people and sexuality?
By Holly Deni
There are some demographics about aging in the United States that the media loves to quote, and certain statistics are repeated again and again.
We can’t escape the fact that more than 10,000 people turn 65 each day in our country, a trend that will continue for the next 19 years. We are well-aware that there are more women living past age 80 than there are men. And we understand that, by the year 2030, the U.S. population will contain the largest cohort of elders that it will likely ever accommodate.