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Household

Household

Description

Share of Population Age 60 or Older Living Alone or With Others, by Age and Sex, 2023

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, TEN, and STATE.
  2. 2
    Filter the dataset to include only households with TEN equal to '2' (indicating renter-occupied households).
  3. 3
    Derive age groups from AGEP by binning into three categories: 60-69, 70-79, and 80+, based on the specified bins.
  4. 4
    Use the SEX column to separate data into Male (SEX=1), Female (SEX=2), and Total (both sexes).
  5. 5
    Use the NP column to categorize household persons into Lives Alone (NP=1), Lives With One Other (NP=2), and Lives With 2+ Others (NP=3+).
  6. 6
    Apply the weight column PWGTP to calculate weighted shares of the population by age group, sex, and household person categories.

Source Variables using this Indicator (17)

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Visual for Indicator Household for 2023

Share of Population Age 60 or Older Living Alone or With Others, by Age and Sex, 2023

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