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| A census-based comparison of centenarians in New Zealand with those in the United States | | Author(s) | Tim J Wilkinson, Richard Sainsbury |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 46, no 4, April 1998 |
| Pages | pp 488-491 |
| Keywords | Centenarians ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Living patterns ; Population statistics ; Comparison ; New Zealand ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The authors describe the characteristics of New Zealand centenarians, as given in the 1991 census, as compared with those of US centenarians. In 1991, there were 246 female and 51 male centenarians in New Zealand. 51% of the men and 29% of the women lived at home; 16% lived at home with someone else (55% with children). Those who were widowed were more likely to be living in a residential institution (69%) than people who were married (40%). 43% of men and 39% of women earned less than NZ$10,000 per year. Most had no formal educational qualifications. 14% of men and 35% of women living at home had done housework in the previous week. Compared with the US, there are fewer New Zealand centenarians per number of population. People of European race were overrepresented in the New Zealand centenarian population, whereas African Americans were overrepresented in the US centenarian population. The authors suggest that data demonstrating the heterogeneity associated with extreme ageing can be used as a basis for comparison with other countries. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980527007 A |
| Classmark | BBT: F: K7: S4: 48: 7YN: 7T |
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