This report presents a statistical portrait of selected social and economic characteristics of the civilian noninstitutionalized population aged 55 years and over in the United States, based on the results of the Annual Demographic Supplement to the March 2002 Current Population Survey (CPS). These characteristics, which are shown by age and sex, include race and Hispanic origin, marital status, educational attainment, labor force status, income, and poverty status.

Table 1. Population by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Marital Status of the Population 55 Years and Over by Age and Sex: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Household Type by Age of Householder 55 Years and Over: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Family and Nonfamily Household Type by Age of Householder 55 Years and Over: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Household Type by Size and Age of Householder 55 Years and Over: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Family Type by Size and Age of Householder: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Age and Sex: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Foreign-Born Population Age 55 Years and Over by Sex, Citizenship Status, Year of Entry, and Age: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Labor Force Status of the Civilian Population 55 Years and Over by Age and Sex: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Employment Status of the Population 55 Years and Over in the Civilian Labor Force by Age and Sex: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. Major Occupation Group of the Employed Civilian Population 55 Years and Over by Age and Sex: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. Detailed Occupation Group of the Employed Civilian Population 55 Years and Over by Age and Sex: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. Total Money Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers 55 Years and Over by Age and Sex: 2001 [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. Total Money Income of Households by Type, and Age of Householder 55 Years and Over: 2001 [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. Total Money Income of Families by Type, and Age of Householder 55 Years and Over: 2001 [<1.0 MB]

Table 16. Population Age 55 Years and Over by Poverty Status in 2001 by Sex and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 17. Poverty Status of Families in 2001 by Family Type and Age of Householder 55 Years and Over [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. Householders Age 55 and Over by Tenure, Household Type, and Age: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 19. Householders Age 55 Years and Over by Tenure, Family Type, and Age: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

Table 20. Householders Age 55 Years and Over by Region, Sex, and Age: March 2002 [<1.0 MB]

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