Thank you Lauren.
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Client demographic data - a few highlights - Lauren Popham
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Client demographic data - a few highlights by
Lauren Popham (13 Aug 2018 14:24 EDT)
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Dear BECs,
Thank you for working with us to incorporate the demographic questions into your BEC data collection and reporting. Now that you all have reported this data for a couple months, I want to highlight a few findings about BEC clients
across all of your organizations.
More than half of BEC clients rate their health as fair or poor.More than a third of clients report having a disability.Almost six in ten clients have annual household incomes of less than $15,000. A third are single,
16% are divorced, and 20% are widowed.
Please see the attached charts for a more detailed look at client demographics. Keep in mind that exact percentages will change as we add more data. It will be interesting to see if the trends continue.
I also want to take this opportunity to remind you to please ask all clients this question: “Have you served in the military?” If they say yes, please count them as a veteran. I mention this because our veteran data seems low with
only 2.38% of clients reporting military service. Not only is it important to ask this question to get an accurate picture of your client population, it is also important to identify clients who may be eligible for veteran benefits and services.
Thanks for all you do! Please reach out directly to me at
lauren.popham@ncoa.org with any questions.
Lauren
P.S. July BEC reports are due Wednesday 8/15. Thanks!
Lauren Popham, PhD
Senior Specialist, Data Analysis and Evaluation
Phone: 571.527.3929
National Council on Aging
Improving the lives of millions of older adults, especially those who are struggling
251 18th Street South, Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22202
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