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Diversity, disparities and inequalities in aging — implications for policy
Author(s)	Keith Whitfield, Jacqueline Angel, Linda Burton
Journal title	Public Policy & Aging Report, vol 16, no 3, Summer 2006
Publisher	National Academy on an Aging Society, Summer 2006
Pages	pp 16-22
Source	http://www.agingsociety.org
Keywords	Poor elderly ; Ethnic groups ; Social policy ; United States of America.
Annotation	This article reviews some of the issues facing US policymakers when confronting the growing diversity in the older population. The growth in absolute numbers, as well as the slowing mortality of older ethnic minorities, will produce a large constituency living to older age, many of whom will have specialised needs due to a lifetime of disadvantage in social, economic and family resources.Even though non-Hispanic whites are projected to remain the majority group in the foreseeable future, official population projections based on current growth rates predict that 25% of retirement age people will be African-Americans, Hispanic or Asian by 2026. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-061115202 A
Classmark	F:W6: TK: TM2: 7T
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