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Gerontology Statistics
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) -- AARP Research
Provides data, infographics, and surveys on topics relating to this age group. Includes national and state issues such as economic security, health & healthcare, life & leisure, livable communities, long-term care, politics & government, and technology.
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics -- Ongoing Federal Data Resources Relevant to the Study of Aging
Links to various U.S. government ongoing, federally sponsored surveys relevant to aging, including consumer spending, food, health, crime, long term care, veterans, and income.
Social Security Administration,Research, Statistics, & Policy Analysis -- Research and Analysis by Subject
Includes historical data and data sets on social security covering a wide age range: demographics, disability, economic status, earnings, health insurance, Medicare, retirement, savings, taxes, unemployment, and workers compensation.
U.S. National Institute on Aging -- National Archives of Computerized Data on Aging
Provides data sets and reports from data analysis to advanced research on aging. Gathered from Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and funded by National Institute on Aging.
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (CRR) & Center for State and Local Government Excellence -- Public Plans Data
Contains detailed annual data on state and local pension and retiree health plans, covering 2001 through 2011 for 150 plans. Organized by subject.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, National Institute on Aging
Use the NIA Research Resources database to find NIA-supported scientific resources, datasets, informatics resources, and more.
U.S. Social Security Administration -- Research, Statistics, & P
Provides statistics on Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income programs and the earnings of the working and beneficiary populations.