The Milbank Quarterly Article: A U.S. State Index of Successful Aging – Differences Between States and Over Time
Milbank Memorial Fund's The Milbank Quarterly has published an article, "A U.S. State Index of Successful Aging: Differences Between States and Over Time."
In the paper, the authors discuss how they developed an empirical index for the evaluation of U.S. state adaptation to societal aging across five critical domains that support successful population aging: (1) productivity and engagement, (2) security, (3) equity, (4) cohesion, and (5) well-being. This work builds on a previous initiative that devised The John A. Hartford Foundation Aging Society Index.
The paper notes that the state "index shows substantial variability over time and is not overly influenced by the performance of an individual domain. This suggests that it can be used to monitor state progress over time toward the goal of supporting successful aging." In addition, "Rather than a major national trend, there are large between-state differences and changes in our index over time. This suggests individual U.S. state policies and programs, as well as local economic conditions, may have a substantial impact on adaptations to societal aging."
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