Elderly In The Bahamas

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Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the BGCSE Religious Studies Course Work Centre Number: 1906 Candidate Number:____ Introduction ………………………………………………………………………3-4 Definition of Elderly ……………………………………………………………5-6 Interview with the Elderly……………………………………………........7-18 Survey……………………………………………………………………………………….19 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………20 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………21 The Bahamas People and Population Statistics for 2007 (http://www.thebahamasguide.com/facts/population.html) states that senior citizens (sometimes referred to as Older Adults or Older Persons) in the Bahamas over the age of 65 is 6.5%; 8,176 are males and 11,834 are females. The United States Census Bureau reported that current statistics suggest that many of today's working force will live well beyond the expected age limits of the past. It is projected however that by the year 2025, the sixty years and older group will increase to over 17.6% of the population (http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/statbriefs/agebrief.html). According to the U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/statbriefs/agebrief.html) “. . . back when the United States was founded, life expectancy at birth stood at only about 35 years. It reached 47 years in 1900, jumped to 68 years in 1950, and steadily rose to 76 years in 1991. In 1991, life expectancy was higher for women (79 years) than for men (72 years).” This project will provide some information about a wonderful group of wise people, the Elderly, who have experienced life. The areas that I will focus on are: the definition of the elderly, homes for the Elderly in the Bahamas, illnesses affecting the elderly and what some Elderly had to say about aging. According to the World Health Organization, most developed world countries have accepted the chronological age of 65 years as a
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