OLDER AMERICANS MARKET--FORECASTS FOR US COUNTIES

美国老年人市场是重要的和不断增长的。 超过3100万 1990年人口普查中，65岁及以上的人被统计出来， 1988年，美国老年人家庭花费了10亿美元。 决定 人口统计学将为私营部门创造必要的信息工具， 和公共部门，以确定，目标和服务于这一群体。 的 老年美国人市场：美国各县的预测 该项目将首次提供年度估计数和五年期预算， 按年龄、性别和老年人生活安排分列的十年预测 在美国所有的县。 在该项目的第一阶段， 通过以下活动进行探讨： 将定义私人和公共;预测方法将 创建;收集和评估基本数据;定制软件， 进行预测将被编程和测试与县 以及详细的第二阶段软件计划 提高，质量控制，全面的国家生产， 将进行数据营销。

The older Americans market is significant and growing. Over 31 million people 65 and older were enumerated in the 1990 Census, and nearly $340 billion was spent by older Americans' households in 1988. Decision Demographics will create the information tools necessary for the private and public sectors to identify, target and serve this group. The Decision Demographics Older Americans Market: Forecasts for U.S. Counties project will provide, for the first time, annual estimates and five-and ten-year forecasts by age, sex, and living arrangements for the elderly in all U.S. Counties. In Phase I of this project, feasibility will be explored through the following activities: the content of data demanded by the private and public will be defined; forecast methods will be created; basic data will be collected and evaluated; custom software to carry out the forecasts will be programmed and tested with the counties of a prototype state; and detailed Phase II plans for software enhancement, quality control, full-scale national production, and marketing of the data will be made.