Analyzed statistics relevant to and about older Americans are contained in this document. Chapter topics (with some subtopics) include the following: (1) size and growth of the older population (age distribution, life expectancy); (2) geographic distribution and mobility (mobility, countermigration); (3) economic status (median cash income, sex, marital status and income, composition of income, noncash resources); (4) retirement trends and labor force participation (lifetime distribution of education, work, and retirement, part-time work); (5) health status and health services utilization (self-assessment, disability, causes of death, nursing homes, health care expenditures); (6) social characteristics (marital status and living arrangements, housing, voting); and (7) federal outlays benefiting the elderly (federal spending for the elderly, long-term financing). Graphs and charts illustrate the statistics throughout the document. (ABL)