Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world
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Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world

10 March 2020

Summary

In the United States, 27% of adults ages 60 and older live alone, compared with 16% of adults in the 130 countries and territories studied.

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United States of America

Creators/Authors

Jacob Ausubel
Jacob Ausubel is a research assistant focusing on religion research at Pew Research Center.

Tags

household and family structure generations and age religion and society