Women's Health Issues: An Overview

 A woman's life expectancy has increased from 48.3 years in 1900 to 79.4 years in 1997. Today, our challenge is to make those extra years of life healthy and productive. Women represent 51 percent of the total U.S. population, 59 percent of the over-65 population, and 71 percent of Americans older than age 85—the fastest growing segment of the population. Women also constitute 46 percent of the Nation's workforce. They make up 52 percent of the voting-age population, and are more likely to turn out and vote than men in national elections (55.5 percent of women vs. 52.8 percent of men voted in 1996).

Language: English
Format: HTML
Date: May 2000

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