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From 1990 to 2002, persons age 55 to 64, 65 to 74 and 75 and above spent an average of 6.8%, 11.1% and 15.1% of their expenditures on health care.
U.S. Census Bureau. (2005). U.S. Census Bureau, statistical abstract of the United States: 2004-2005. Health and nutrition. (Section 3, Table 125, p. 97). Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2005, from http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-2001_2005.html
"This section presents statistics on health expenditures and insurance coverage, including medicare and medicaid, medical personnel, hospitals, nursing homes and other care facilities, injuries, diseases, disability status, nutritional intake of the population, and food consumption." "Statistics on health insurance are also collected by NCHS and are published in Series 10 of Vital and Health Statistics." "Primary sources for data on nutrition is the annual Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture."
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