This line chart is used to show the marital statuses of female nursing home residents, organized by age. By using different lines, it is easy to see the relationships between the statuses and the individual trends.
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Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Trends in Health and Aging. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm. Accessed on 02/25/08 Nursing Home Residents: Marital Status (Female)
United States, 2004 Age Under 65 65-74 75-84 85 and over % of Residents 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 Chart Title Married Widowed Divorced/Separated Never Married/Single 17.4 24.7 17.6 8.7 13.6 38.3 62.8 78.2 28.9 18.3 9.4 4.0 39.3 16.3 8.9 7.9