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Household

Household

Description

Share of Population Age 60 or Older Living Alone or With Others, by Age and Sex, 2024

Data Source

American Community Survey (ACS)

Demographics
Housing
Community Infrastructure
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Calculation Methodology

  1. 1
    Select data from the ACS dataset where TEN equals '2' to include only renter-occupied households.
  2. 2
    Derive age_groups from the AGEP column by binning ages into 60-69, 70-79, and 80+ categories.
  3. 3
    Filter data by SEX to separate groups into Female (SEX=2), Male (SEX=1), and Total (both sexes).
  4. 4
    Derive household composition categories from the NP column, where NP=1 means Lives Alone, NP=2 means Lives With One Other, and NP=3+ means Lives With 2+ Others.
  5. 5
    Apply the weight column PWGTP to calculate weighted counts for each combination of age_groups, SEX, and household composition.
  6. 6
    Aggregate the weighted counts by age_groups and SEX to produce the share of population age 60 or older living alone or with others, segmented by age and sex.

Source Variables using this Indicator (17)

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Share of Population Age 60 or Older Living Alone or With Others, by Age and Sex, 2024

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