Guides: Gerontology: Data & Statistics

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Latest Statistics Canada releases (Seniors) Characteristics of seniors in Canada: topics include care and social support, victimization, health, living arrangements, income, time use, and retirement.
Health Reports - Articles on Seniors Health Reports, published by the Health Analysis Division of Statistics Canada, is a peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research.
A Statistical Profile of Nova Scotia Seniors- Senior Citizens’ Secretariat 2009
A Portrait of Seniors 2006 in Canada

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Statistics Canada site providing access to socio-economic data tables.

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The World Bank - World Development Indicators
includes more than 800 indicators in over 80 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, The World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. The 2008 WDI Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.
United Nations Statistics Division
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• U.S. Census Bureau - The 2011 Statistical Abstract
The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.