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Aging Indicators for South Carolina and the Southeastern States

Age

Population by Age, 2000

Age Range South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
65+ 485,333 12.1 969,048 12.0 785,275 9.6 2,807,597 17.6 703,311 12.4 504,793 12.5 579,798 13.0 343,523 12.1 34,991,753 12.4
75+ 215,285 5.4 435,271 5.4 349,580 4.3 1,355,421 8.5 320,459 5.6 230,850 5.7 263,050 5.9 157,813 5.5 16,600,767 5.9
85+ 50,269 1.3 105,461 1.3 87,857 1.1 331,287 2.1 81,465 1.4 58,261 1.4 67,301 1.5 42,891 1.5 4,239,587 1.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Table P12.
 

Population by Age, 2004

Age Range South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
65+ 489,220 12.1 965,612 11.7 790,857 9.2 2,810,756 16.5 698,297 12.1 489,682 12.1 562,189 12.7 329,504 11.7 34,205,301 12.0
85+ 41,579 1.0 91,699 1.1 74,821 0.9 300,503 1.8 59,415 1.0 42,226 1.0 49,473 1.1 31,517 1.1 3,625,860 1.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey, Table B01001.
 

Race

Population by Age and Race, 2000

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
65+ Population
White 376,391 77.6 798,973 82.4 617,407 78.6 2,573,732 91.7 620,880 88.3 473,621 93.8 464,153 80.1 254,384 74.1 30,405,538 86.9
Non-White 108,942 22.4 170,075 17.6 167,868 21.4 233,865 8.3 82,431 11.7 31,172 6.2 115,645 19.9 89,139 25.9 4,586,215 13.1
75+ Population
White 166,824 77.5 360,599 82.8 277,258 79.3 1,263,401 93.2 283,958 88.6 216,992 94.0 210,129 79.9 115,755 73.3 14,717,120 88.7
Non-White 48,461 22.5 74,672 17.2 72,322 20.7 92,020 6.8 36,501 11.4 13,858 6.0 52,921 20.1 42,058 26.7 1,883,647 11.3
85+ Population
White 37,725 75.0 86,272 81.8 67,838 77.2 308,330 93.1 71,250 87.5 54,459 93.5 51,890 77.1 29,846 69.6 3,778,504 89.1
Non-White 12,544 25.0 19,189 18.2 20,019 22.8 22,957 6.9 10,215 12.5 3,802 6.5 15,411 22.9 13,045 30.4 461,083 10.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Table P12A-G.
 

Population by Age and Race, 2004

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
65+ Population
White 382,838 78.3 796,109 82.4 616,229 77.9 2,552,961 90.8 617,147 88.4 459,644 93.9 454,315 80.8 245,600 74.5 29,389,897 85.9
Non-White 106,382 21.7 169,503 17.6 174,628 22.1 257,795 9.2 81,150 11.6 30,038 6.1 107,874 19.2 83,904 25.5 4,815,404 14.1
75+ Population
White 164,436 78.8 351,700 82.4 258,246 80.4 1,258,834 93 264,602 88.7 198,466 94.2 197,554 80.7 104,665 73.4 14,099,847 87.9
Non-White 44,273 21.2 73,120 17.2 62,934 19.6 95,045 7 33,549 11.3 12,270 5.8 47,147 19.3 37,835 26.6 1,941,704 12.1
85+ Population
White 33,381 80.3 73,894 80.6 61,229 81.8 280,692 93.4 53,136 89.4 39,582 93.7 35,411 71.6 22,967 72.9 3,208,177 88.5
Non-White 8,198 19.7 17,805 19.4 13,592 18.2 19,811 6.6 6,279 10.6 2,644 6.3 14,062 28.4 8,550 27.1 417,683 11.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey, Table B01001A-G.
 

Educational Attainment

Educational Attainment for the Population Aged 65 and Older, 2000

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Less than a high school diploma 205,667 42.3 402,982 41.6 335,112 42.5 809,324 28.8 327,250 46.6 249,847 49.6 263,336 45.4 159,948 46.5 12,071,825 34.5
High school diploma or higher 280,178 57.7 566,840 58.4 452,794 57.5 1,996,813 71.2 375,589 53.4 253,821 50.4 316,692 54.6 184,340 53.5 22,907,147 65.5
Bachelor's degree or higher 75,399 15.5 142,688 14.7 111,364 14.1 494,202 17.6 82,844 11.8 51,375 10.2 69,874 12.0 40,510 11.8 5,384,007 15.4
Graduate or professional degree 26,472 5.4 53,741 5.5 44,132 5.6 205,289 7.3 34,394 4.9 22,191 4.4 28,047 4.8 16,400 4.8 2,253,540 6.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT25.
 

Educational Attainment for the Population Aged 65 and Older, 2004

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Less than a high school diploma 160,257 32.8 340,715 35.3 288,169 36.4 668,635 23.8 265,530 38.0 213,066 43.5 214,442 38.1 126,435 38.4 9,724,492 28.4
High school diploma or higher 328,963 67.2 624,897 64.7 502,688 63.6 2,142,121 76.2 432,767 62.0 276,616 56.5 347,747 61.9 203,069 61.6 24,480,809 71.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 95,991 19.6 158,212 16.4 130,572 16.5 573,399 20.4 96,077 13.8 59,287 12.1 79,768 14.2 42,135 12.8 6,118,647 17.9
Graduate or professional degree 32,464 6.6 61,408 6.4 45,865 5.8 236,432 8.4 35,675 5.1 25,737 6.9 32,955 5.9 17,122 5.2 2,586,435 7.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey, Table B15001.
 

Population 65 and Older Living Alone


  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
65+ Population Living Alone, 2000 135,118 27.8 274,469 28.3 214,578 27.2 721,745 25.7 203,887 29.0 156,544 31.1 171,625 29.6 101,530 29.5 9,849,325 28.2
65+ Population Living Alone, 2004 137,909 28.2 290,503 30.1 227,980 28.8 762,134 27.1 206,926 29.6 153,396 31.3 164,938 29.3 97,961 29.7 10,186,159 29.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000, SF3, Table P11. 2004 American Community Survey, Table B09017.
 

Grandparents Responsible for Grandchildren

Grandparents Living with and Responsible for Grandchildren, 2000

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Grandparents 30+ living with grandchildren 99,558 4.4 160,576 3.5 193,825 4.4 345,949 3.5 119,968 3.7 69,504 3 100,765 4 84,157 5.5 5,771,671 3.6
Who were responsible for grandchildren 51,755 52.0 79,810 49.7 92,265 47.6 147,893 42.7 61,252 51.1 35,818 51.5 56,369 55.9 48,061 57.1 2,426,730 42.0
Who were aged 60 and over N/A 27.7 N/A 28.2 N/A 25.9 N/A 31.4 N/A 26 N/A 25.9 N/A 29.5 N/A 25.5 N/A 29.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau; "Grandparents Living with Grandchildren: 2000" (PDF), published October 2003.
 

Grandparents Living with and Responsible for Grandchildren, 2004

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Grandparents 30+ living with grandchildren 97,004 4 164,136 3.4 183,441 3.8 330,268 3.1 134,157 3.9 75,722 3.1 100,866 3.9 82,748 5.2 5,675,375 3.4
Who were responsible for grandchildren 53,881 55.5 91,837 56.0 99,149 54.0 125,456 38.0 66,178 49.3 37,732 49.8 58,215 57.7 49,977 60.4 2,374,694 41.8
Who were aged 60 and over 16,435 30.5 31,590 34.4 32,251 32.5 43,044 34.3 17,619 26.6 13,820 36.6 16,062 27.6 13,653 27.3 757,820 31.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey, Table B10050.
 

Poverty

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Population 65+ With Income in 1999 Below Poverty 64,688 13.9 122,248 13.2 102,228 13.5 246,641 9.1 89,985 13.5 67,477 14.2 86,276 15.5 61,239 18.8 3,287,774 9.9
Population 65+ With Income in 2004 Below Poverty 64,934 13.3 111,569 11.6 104,558 13.2 271,267 9.7 83,463 12.0 61,567 12.6 66,680 11.9 50,116 15.2 3,212,848 9.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000, SF3, Table P87. 2004 American Community Survey, Table B17001.
 

Median Household Income

Median Household Income by Age Range of Householder, 2000

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Householder 55-64 years $40,275 $42,250 $46,056 $42,971 $39,587 $35,120 $37,934 $34,225 $47,447
Householder 65-74 years $28,293 $28,521 $29,366 $32,398 $26,939 $24,531 $25,676 $24,061 $31,368
Householder 75 and older $19,525 $19,307 $19,760 $25,085 $18,598 $17,780 $17,729 $15,994 $22,259

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P56.
 

Median Household Income for Households with Householders Aged 65 and Over, 2004

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Householder 65 and older $26,572 $24,964 $24,772 $29,115 $24,129 $22,438 $24,788 $21,256 $27,773

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey, Table B19049.
 

Employment

Employment Status of the Civilian Labor Force by Age, 2000

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Population 55-64 in civilian labor force, 2000 202,135 54.4 407,780 56.6 373,551 56.8 833,684 53.6 290,543 54.6 181,829 48.8 213,303 51.4 126,016 51.5 13,997,324 57.9
Employed 195,860 96.9 396,365 97.2 364,079 97.5 802,509 96.3 281,566 96.9 176,516 97.1 206,694 96.9 122,376 97.1 13,512,693 96.5
Unemployed 6,275 3.1 11,415 2.8 9,472 2.5 31,175 3.7 8,977 3.1 5,313 2.9 6,609 3.1 3,640 2.9 484,631 3.5
Population 65+ in civilian labor force, 2000 65,360 13.5 139,867 14.4 112,561 14.3 337,255 12.0 93,049 13.2 59,836 11.9 68,311 11.8 42,156 12.2 4,638,745 13.3
Employed 60,570 92.7 128,190 91.7 104,337 92.7 315,385 93.5 87,794 94.4 57,976 96.9 64,680 94.7 40,289 95.6 4,368,898 94.2
Unemployed 4,790 7.3 11,677 8.3 8,224 7.3 21,870 6.5 5,255 5.6 1,860 3.1 3,631 5.3 1,867 4.4 269,847 5.8
Population 75+ in civilian labor force, 2000 14,367 6.8 31,210 7.2 24,180 7.0 75,558 5.6 19,171 6.0 12,077 5.3 14,045 5.4 8,728 5.6 1,004,646 6.1
Employed 11,493 80.0 23,823 76.3 19,092 79.0 65,967 87.3 16,587 86.5 11,590 96.0 12,369 88.1 7,837 89.8 881,069 87.7
Unemployed 2,874 20.0 7,387 23.7 5,088 21.0 9,591 12.7 2,584 13.5 487 4.0 1,676 11.9 891 10.2 123,577 12.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table PCT35.
 

Employment Status of the Civilian Labor Force by Age, 2004

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Population 55-64 in civilian labor force, 2004 255,603 59.6 500,297 59.1 479,375 59.8 1,070,726 57.8 355,018 57.2 220,981 50.5 259,573 53.9 153,238 54.6 17,613,233 61.1
Employed 240,626 94.1 475,428 95.0 458,023 95.5 1,017,410 95.0 339,766 95.7 211,750 95.8 250,568 96.5 147,708 96.4 16,769,235 95.2
Unemployed 14,977 5.9 24,869 5.0 21,352 4.5 53,316 5.0 15,252 4.3 9,231 4.2 9,005 3.5 5,530 3.6 843,998 4.8
Population 65+ in civilian labor force, 2004 108,513 18.2 229,803 19.5 195,639 19.9 575,053 17.4 167,881 19.6 95,176 15.8 120,034 17.6 76,495 19.1 7,994,335 19.4
Employed 102,398 94.4 220,660 96.0 188,024 96.1 539,357 93.8 160,137 95.4 91,003 95.6 114,877 95.7 73,671 96.3 7,631,628 95.5
Unemployed 6,115 5.6 9,143 4.0 7,615 3.9 35,696 6.2 7,744 4.6 4,173 4.4 5,157 4.3 2,824 3.7 362,707 4.5
Population 75+ in civilian labor force, 2004 11,162 5.3 22,993 5.4 15,495 4.8 72,748 5.4 17,814 6.0 10,838 5.1 10,130 4.1 8,993 6.3 922,183 5.7
Employed 10,962 98.2 21,265 92.5 15,305 98.8 67,953 93.4 17,286 97.0 10,193 94.0 9,528 94.1 8,851 98.4 884,132 95.9
Unemployed 200 1.8 1,728 7.5 190 1.2 4,795 6.6 528 3.0 645 6.0 602 5.9 142 1.6 38,051 4.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey, Table B23001.
 

Housing Units

Housing Units by Tenure and Age of Householder, 2000

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Occupied housing units with a householder 60+, 2000 422,662 100.0 830,984 100.0 688,351 100.0 2,214,395 100.0 614,400 100.0 442,571 100.0 511,542 100.0 301,112 100.0 29,102,339 100.0
Owner-occupied 355,666 84.1 680,721 81.9 554,843 80.6 1,857,033 83.9 503,796 82.0 360,784 81.5 420,739 82.2 253,262 84.1 22,737,914 78.1
Renter-occupied 66,996 15.9 150,263 18.1 133,508 19.4 357,362 16.1 110,604 18.0 81,787 18.5 90,803 17.8 47,850 15.9 6,364,425 21.9
Occupied housing units with a householder 65+, 2000 320,075 100.0 635,846 100.0 513,098 100.0 1,789,594 100.0 467,100 100.0 339,303 100.0 394,617 100.0 229,696 100.0 22,634,690 100.0
Owner-occupied 268,256 83.8 517,529 81.4 410,579 80.0 1,503,216 84.0 380,612 81.5 275,665 81.2 322,289 81.7 192,943 84.0 17,553,827 77.6
Renter-occupied 51,819 16.2 118,317 18.6 102,519 20.0 286,378 16.0 86,488 18.5 63,638 18.8 72,328 18.3 36,753 16.0 5,080,863 22.4
Occupied housing units with a householder 75+, 2000 141,441 100.0 286,109 100.0 227,224 100.0 891,257 100.0 213,605 100.0 157,683 100.0 181,302 100.0 105,818 100.0 10,906,988 100.0
Owner-occupied 114,645 81.1 222,918 77.9 173,936 76.5 728,720 81.8 167,536 78.4 123,905 78.6 142,156 78.4 86,967 82.2 8,071,660 74.0
Renter-occupied 26,796 18.9 63,191 22.1 53,288 23.5 162,537 18.2 46,069 21.6 33,778 21.4 39,146 21.6 18,851 17.8 2,835,328 26.0
Occupied housing units with a householder 85+, 2000 28,425 100.0 58,922 100.0 49,332 100.0 201,154 100.0 47,287 100.0 34,984 100.0 41,045 100.0 25,140 100.0 2,482,052 100.0
Owner-occupied 20,929 73.6 42,042 71.4 34,114 69.2 147,809 73.5 33,524 70.9 25,603 73.2 29,646 72.2 19,403 77.2 1,620,713 65.3
Renter-occupied 7,496 26.4 16,880 28.6 15,218 30.8 53,345 26.5 13,763 29.1 9,381 26.8 11,399 27.8 5,737 22.8 861,339 34.7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table H14.
 

Housing Units by Tenure and Age of Householder, 2004

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Occupied housing units with a householder 60+, 2004 432,614 100.0 875,107 100.0 711,804 100.0 2,282,211 100.0 622,573 100.0 456,136 100.0 503,333 100.0 299,767 100.0 29,597,274 100.0
Owner-occupied 359,749 83.2 730,339 83.5 590,998 83.0 1,920,521 84.2 520,530 83.6 380,627 83.4 428,727 85.2 256,641 85.6 23,536,088 79.5
Renter-occupied 72,865 16.8 144,768 16.5 120,806 17.0 361,690 15.8 102,043 16.4 75,509 16.6 74,606 14.8 43,126 14.4 6,061,186 20.5
Occupied housing units with a householder 65+, 2004 318,436 100.0 647,898 100.0 502,527 100.0 1,782,462 100.0 459,664 100.0 335,102 100.0 375,924 100.0 225,769 100.0 22,207,496 100.0
Owner-occupied 265,587 83.4 542,441 83.7 415,051 82.6 1,511,605 84.8 386,790 84.1 281,141 83.9 321,264 85.5 195,036 86.4 17,597,489 79.2
Renter-occupied 52,849 16.6 105,457 16.3 87,476 17.4 270,857 15.2 72,874 15.9 53,961 16.1 54,660 14.5 30,733 13.6 4,610,007 20.8
Occupied housing units with a householder 75+, 2004 142,797 100.0 301,473 100.0 212,733 100.0 892,823 100.0 207,649 100.0 153,076 100.0 172,988 100.0 102,916 100.0 10,939,146 100.0
Owner-occupied 116,608 81.7 242,793 80.5 171,090 80.4 740,812 83.0 172,469 83.1 126,146 82.4 145,720 84.2 85,298 82.9 8,332,668 76.2
Renter-occupied 26,189 18.3 58,680 19.5 41,643 19.6 152,011 17.0 35,180 16.9 26,930 17.6 27,268 15.8 17,618 17.1 2,606,478 23.8
Occupied housing units with a householder 85+, 2004 27,043 100.0 65,000 100.0 48,516 100.0 206,730 100.0 41,096 100.0 31,753 100.0 35,209 100.0 22,665 100.0 2,543,871 100.0
Owner-occupied 19,541 72.3 50,846 78.2 33,439 68.9 154,415 74.7 30,545 74.3 25,200 79.4 28,729 81.6 15,304 67.5 1,731,382 68.1
Renter-occupied 7,502 27.7 14,154 21.8 15,077 31.1 52,315 25.3 10,551 25.7 6,553 20.6 6,480 18.4 7,361 32.5 812,489 31.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey, Table B25007.
 

Cost-Burdened Households

Cost-Burdened Households, 2000 South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Owner-occupied elderly households with cost burden greater than 30% 22.1% 22.5% 23.4% 23.8% 20.8% 18.9% 20.9% 23.7% N/A
Owner-occupied elderly households with cost burden greater than 50% 10.2% 10.1% 11.1% 10.7% 9.5% 8.3% 9.8% 11.4% N/A
Renter-occupied elderly households with cost burden greater than 30% 41.3% 39.8% 42.6% 50.0% 39.4% 36.8% 34.9% 36.8% N/A
Renter-occupied elderly households with cost burden greater than 50% 21.6% 20.6% 22.1% 27.8% 19.7% 16.9% 16.7% 18.5% N/A

Source: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy Data.
 

Non-Drivers

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Non-Drivers Aged 65+, 2001 102,730 21% 195,786 20% 210,088 27% 539,310 19% 139,337 20% 114,981 23% 104,207 18% 55,674 16% N/A N/A

Source: Surface Transportation Policy Project, Aging Americans: Stranded Without Options.
 

Housing Units with No Vehicle

Occupied Housing Units with No Vehicle Available by Age of Householder, 2000

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Householder 55+ 65,909 12.1 118,195 11.1 105,649 11.6 294,743 11.0 93,165 11.8 81,805 14.5 77,420 12.0 48,997 12.9 5,138,065 13.9
Householder 65+ 48,784 15.2 92,355 14.5 78,046 15.2 240,481 13.4 73,665 15.8 63,625 18.8 60,667 15.4 37,195 16.2 3,959,761 17.5
Householder 75+ 30,559 21.6 60,907 21.3 49,595 21.8 168,402 18.9 49,522 23.2 42,104 26.7 40,032 22.1 23,747 22.4 2,626,319 24.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table H45.

Occupied Housing Units with No Vehicle Available by Age of Householder, 2004

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
Householder 65+ 36,863 11.6 79,434 12.3 58,736 11.7 198,645 11.1 54,830 11.9 47,813 14.3 39,130 10.4 27,328 12.1 3,328,286 15.0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey, Table B25045.

Tax Burden

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
2005 State-Local Tax Burden (taxes as % of income) 33 9.7 28 10.0 31 9.8 44 9.2 47 8.3 19 10.3 46 8.7 26 10.0 N/A 10.1
2005 Federal Tax Burden 38 17.3 28 17.9 25 18.4 13 19.4 31 17.8 41 17.2 45 17.0 50 16.4 N/A 19.0
Total 2005 Tax Burden 39 27.0 31 27.8 26 28.2 19 28.6 48 26.1 35 27.5 49 25.7 46 26.4 N/A 29.1

Source: Tax Foundation, State Taxes & Spending.

Medicare

Medicare Enrollment for the Population Aged 60+, 2003

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Part A and/or Part B 513,324 1,031,171 826,818 2,640,907 740,608 532,006 600,652 357,102 N/A
Part A 509,929 1,029,472 818,946 2,628,027 738,082 526,634 596,294 356,476 N/A
Part B 497,982 1,002,621 796,323 2,559,075 713,995 514,849 578,381 345,181 N/A
Part A and Part B 494,587 1,000,922 788,451 2,546,195 711,469 509,477 574,023 344,555 N/A
% of Medicare Enrollees Who Are Aged 65+, 2003-2004 86% 85% 86% 91% 84% 86% 80% 85% 90%

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
 

Abuse and Neglect

Adult Protective Services - Investigated and Substantiated Reports of Abuse and Neglect, 2000

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Reports Received 3,771 8,754 12,000 29,408 5,844 28,507 5,368 1,536 472,813
Reports Investigated 3,771 8,754 N/A 29,408 5,844 28,507 5,368 1,536 396,398
Reports Substantiated N/A 2,101 N/A 649 3,565 17,210 N/A 256 166,019
Substantiated Rate (%) N/A 24.0% N/A 2.2% 61.0% 60.4% N/A 16.7% 48.5%

Source: National Center on Elder Abuse, "A Response to the Absue of Vulnerable Adults: The 2000 Survey of State Adult Protective Services" (PDF).
 

Diabetes

Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes per 100 Adult Population, 2002

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Ages 65-74 18.3 19.0 20.0 15.3 15.6 13.8 19.2 19.6 16.9
Ages 75+ 15.1 15.0 11.9 13.9 18.1 12.9 22.0 17.4 14.2

Percent of Population with Diabetes, 2001-2003

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Ages 65+ 17.5 17.8 17.0 14.5 16.7 14.7 19.3 19.9 N/A
Ages 75+ 16.5 16.9 13.3 14.0 17.4 13.8 19.8 19.0 N/A

Hypertension

Percent of Population with Hypertension, 2001-2003

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Ages 65+ 58.4 56.2 57.3 52.1 57.2 59.0 58.3 62.3 N/A
Ages 75+ 60.1 58.7 56.6 51.6 59.0 61.8 58.8 64.9 N/A

Obestiy

Percent of Population that was Obese, 2001-2003

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Ages 65+ 19.5 20.1 19.6 18.1 18.5 19.8 19.5 22.2 N/A
Ages 75+ 15.2 15.6 14.0 13.7 16.0 15.8 15.2 16.6 N/A

Smoking

Percent of Population that were Current Smokers, 2001-2003

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Ages 65+ 8.5 12.4 10.2 9.0 10.2 14.2 10.2 11.4 N/A
Ages 75+ 4.3 9.9 7.5 5.9 5.1 7.7 5.8 6.5 N/A

Vaccinations

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Adults Aged 65+ Who Have Ever Received a Pneumococcal Vaccine, 2002 63.3% 65.6% 60.2% 60.2% 60.4% 58.5% 60.8% 59.4% N/A
Adults Aged 65+ Who Have Received an Influenza Vaccine in the Last 12 Months, 2001-2003 69.2% 68.0% 64.1% 59.5% 69.7% 66.4% 67.5% 65.3% N/A

Nursing Facility Residents

Nursing Facility Residents, 2003

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Certified Nursing Facility Residents as a % of the State 65+ Population, 2003 3.0% 3.5% 4.1% 2.4% 4.2% 4.2% 3.7% 3.8% 3.8%

Percentage of Nursing Facility Residents by Primary Payer Source, 2003

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
Medicaid 70% 70% 77% 61% 71% 71% 72% 80% 66%
Medicare 14% 14% 10% 17% 13% 13% 12% 10% 12%
Private/Other 16% 16% 13% 21% 16% 16% 16% 11% 22%

Cause of Death

Cause of Death for the Population Aged 65+, 2002

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate # Rate
All Causes 26,060 5,380.6 51,723 5,308.7 43,778 5,530.4 128,200 4,410.2 39,997 5,634.5 29,473 5,855.4 32,964 5,684.4 19,935 5,760.8 1,811,720 5,000.5
Malignant Neoplasm 5,560 1,123.3 10,931 1,107.1 8,831 1,100.5 28,716 995.6 8,365 1,171.2 6,310 1,245.9 6,626 1,136.4 4,030 1,170.4 391,001 1,090.9
Diabetes Mellitus 752 153.0 1,565 159.6 1,050 132.1 3,444 119.1 1,253 176.0 934 185.2 1,076 185.2 462 134.0 54,715 152.0
Alzheimer's Disease 960 205.4 1,942 203.1 1,504 193.1 4,013 136.7 1,286 182.5 1,004 201.1 1,170 203.1 568 164.3 58,289 158.7
Major Cardiovascular Diseases 10,351 2,149.6 20,803 2,143.9 17,954 2,275.7 55,020 1,887.2 17,287 2,439.5 12,192 2,426.8 13,766 2,377.0 9,103 2,624.5 770,895 2,119.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 312 188.4 658 204.5 637 245.8 1,365 118.5 616 256.0 473 275.0 437 226.0 259 219.3 24,944 192.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1,163 127.4 619 119.6 1,037 131.3 1,851 63.6 478 67.4 698 138.9 862 148.7 437 126.6 34,316 94.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 798 435.4 1,592 437.0 1,270 435.9 3,760 313.8 1,245 470.9 1,013 534.0 1,056 490.5 587 462.6 52,207 376.9
Accidents 506 104.2 1,169 120.1 893 112.7 2,254 77.6 810 114.3 591 117.4 669 115.2 440 126.9 33,641 92.9

Note: Rate per 100,000 population.

Disabilities

Disability Status of the Population Aged 65+, 2000

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
With one type of disability: 95,969 20.6 190,635 20.6 156,836 20.8 552,977 20.3 138,662 20.8 102,369 21.5 118,603 21.4 69,752 21.4 6,704,088 20.1
Sensory disability 17,088 17.8 33,820 17.7 25,903 16.5 109,140 19.7 25,170 18.2 19,212 18.8 20,732 17.5 11,539 16.5 1,327,266 19.8
Physical disability 47,240 49.2 96,728 50.7 79,762 50.9 264,277 47.8 70,144 50.6 53,361 52.1 59,711 50.3 36,854 52.8 3,246,580 48.4
Mental disability 5,684 5.9 10,502 5.5 9,512 6.1 29,481 5.3 7,711 5.6 5,688 5.6 6,651 5.6 4,143 5.9 364,937 5.4
Self-care disability 762 0.8 1,598 0.8 1,121 0.7 3,515 0.6 1,166 0.8 822 0.8 1,162 1.0 978 1.4 50,436 0.8
Go-outside-home disability 25,195 26.3 47,987 25.2 40,538 25.8 146,564 26.5 34,471 24.9 23,286 22.7 30,347 25.6 16,238 23.3 1,714,869 25.6
With two or more types of disability 117,479 25.2 232,153 25.1 201,709 26.7 522,568 19.2 181,001 27.1 132,680 27.8 156,441 28.2 98,658 30.3 7,274,030 21.8
No disability 252,399 54.2 501,340 54.3 396,109 52.5 1,644,582 60.5 348,408 52.2 241,491 50.7 280,361 50.5 157,391 48.3 19,368,508 58.1

Disability Status of the Population Aged 65+, 2004

  South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Mississippi United States
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
With one type of disability: 92,166 18.8 188,035 19.5 156,678 19.8 485,911 17.3 126,018 18 92,782 18.9 118,510 21.1 66,868 20.3 6,121,384 17.9
With two or more types of disability 117,175 24.0 237,409 24.6 199,160 25.2 536,794 19.1 181,935 26.1 139,940 28.6 139,866 24.9 104,757 31.8 7,417,578 21.7
No disability 279,879 57.2 540,168 55.9 435,019 55.0 1,788,051 63.6 390,344 55.9 256,960 52.5 303,813 54.0 157,879 47.9 20,666,339 60.4

2006 State Report Index.