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在未谈到美国对老年人的照顾这一问题之前,我想先介绍一下美国人口调查局所做的统计。1900年美国人平均的寿限是47岁,1970年男人平均寿限达到67岁,女性74岁。这样,也就是说有两千万人以上的年龄超过了65岁。预计到2000年老年人将会上升至人口总数的1/4,而在那一年出生的儿童可能会活到95岁。如果在控制癌症,心脏病和其它慢性病方面能取得重要进展,则能把平均寿命再提高10年至15年。
Before addressing the issue of care for the elderly in the United States, I would like to introduce the statistics made by the United States Census Bureau. In 1900, the average life span of Americans was 47 years old. In 1970, the average life span of men reached 67 years and women were 74 years old. In this way, there are more than 20 million people over the age of 65. It is estimated that by the year 2000, the elderly will rise to 1/4 of the total population, and children born in that year may live to 95. If you can make important progress in the control of cancer, heart disease and other chronic diseases, you can increase the average life expectancy by another 10 to 15 years.