EMBARGOED UNTIL: 10 A.M. EDT, SEPT. 22, 1997 (MONDAY) Public Information Office CB97-154 301-457-3030/301-457-3670 (fax) 301-457-4067 (TDD) e-mail: pio@census.gov Kevin Kinsella 301-457-1371 U.S. Census Bureau Profiles South Africa's Aging Population The Commerce Department's Census Bureau released a report today on socioeconomic characteristics of older South Africans, for use as a discussion paper at the Third Global Conference of the International Federation on Aging in Durban, South Africa, October 19-23. Topics covered in the International Brief, entitled Aging Trends: South Africa [PDF], IB/97-2, include health problems, medical insurance coverage, access to health care facilities, educational attainment, employment, poverty status and pension coverage. Many of the statistics are shown by race and sex. The study also projects the age structure to the year 2025. Monica Ferreira of the Human Sciences Research Council at the University of Cape Town's Centre for Gerontology co-authored the brief with Kevin Kinsella of the Census Bureau's Population Division. Work on the brief, which uses statistics collected in various surveys, censuses and from administrative records, was supported by the Office of the Demography of Aging at the U.S. National Institute on Aging. Copies of this report may be obtained from the Public Information Office on 301-457-3030, or by calling Fax-On-Demand on 1-888-206-6463, document number 1249.-X-The Census Bureau--pre-eminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States. In over 100 surveys annually and 20 censuses a decade, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America's people, businesses, industries and institutions.
