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Household

Household

Description

Share of Population Age 60 or Older Living Alone or With Others, by Age and Sex, 2022

Data Source

American Community Survey (ACS)

Demographics
Housing
Community Infrastructure
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Calculation Methodology

  1. 1
    Select data from the ACS dataset using the columns AGEP, SEX, NP, PWGTP, and ST.
  2. 2
    Filter households where TEN equals '2' to include only renter-occupied units.
  3. 3
    Derive age groups from AGEP by binning into Age 60-69 (AGEP 60 to 69.99), Age 70-79 (AGEP 70 to 79.99), and Age 80+ (AGEP 80 and above).
  4. 4
    Derive household persons categories from NP by binning into Lives Alone (NP=1), Lives With One Other (NP=2), and Lives With 2+ Others (NP=3 or more).
  5. 5
    Apply the person weight PWGTP to each record to account for survey design and population representation.
  6. 6
    Aggregate the weighted counts by ST and the derived age groups, then segment by SEX to produce grouped and stacked bar chart data for Female, Male, and Total populations.

Source Variables using this Indicator (17)

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Visual for Indicator Household for 2022

Share of Population Age 60 or Older Living Alone or With Others, by Age and Sex, 2022

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