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Ethnicity and old age
The elderly population is becoming racially and ethnically more diverse. In the United States today, almost 80 percent of all people over the age of 65 are white Americans. By 2050, white Americans will comprise only 59 percent of the elderly.
Ethnicity and old age
The elderly population is becoming racially and ethnically more diverse. In the United States today, almost 80 percent of all people over the age of 65 are white Americans. By 2050, white Americans will comprise only 59 percent of the elderly.