Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Volume IV, Older Adults
By Nancy Cole and Mary Kay Fox. ERS project representative: Biing-Hwan Lin
E-FAN No. (04014-4) 358 pp,
December 2004
Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES-III), conducted in 1988-94, were used to compare the nutrition and health characteristics of the Nation's older adultsmen and women ages 60 years and older. Three groups of older adults were compared based on household income: income at or below 130 percent of poverty (lowest income), income between 131 and 185 percent of poverty (low income), and income above 185 percent of poverty (higher income). This research was designed to establish a baseline from which to monitor the nutrition and health characteristics of older Americans over time, particularly those in low- and lowest income groups.
Keywords: Food assistance, poverty, nutrition and health, seniors and elderly, Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES-III, low-income populations, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, FANRP, ERS, USDA
In this report ... Chapters are
in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
- Abstract, Acknowledgments, Contents, List of tables and figures, and Executive Summary, 194 kb
- Chapter One: Introduction, 255 kb
- Chapter Two: Usual Intake of Food Energy and Nutrients, 68 kb
- Chapter Three: Healthy Eating Index Scores and Usual Intake of Dietary Fiber, 95 kb
- Chapter Four: Other Measures of Nutritional Status, 81 kb
- Chapter Five: Health-Related Behaviors, 64 kb
- Chapter Six: Health Status, Conditions, and Risks, 58 kb
- Chapter Seven: Access to Health Care Services, 36 kb
- References, 45 kb
- Appendix A: NHANES-III Data Files, 164 kb
- Appendix B: Reference Standards, 464 kb
- Appendix C: Statistical and Reporting Guidelines, 107 kb
- Appendix D: Detailed Tables, 735 kb
For more information on the nutrition and health outcomes study, see the following reports:
- Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health: Volume 1, Research Design, FANRR-19-1
- Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health: Volume 2, Data Sources, FANRR-19-2
- Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health: Volume 3, Literature Review, FANRR-19-3
- Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on Nutrition and Health: Volume 4, Executive Summary of the Literature Review, FANRR-19-4
- Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Volume I, Food Stamp Program Participants and Nonparticipants, E-FAN-04-014-1
- Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Volume II, WIC Participants and Nonparticipants, E-FAN-04-014-2
- Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Volume III, School-Age Children, E-FAN-04-014-3
Updated date: December 1, 2004
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