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The German Ageing Survey (DEAS) is a main source of information about ageing and old age as a stage of life in Germany. It is a nationally representative, cross-sectional and longitudinal survey of people in the second half of life (i. e. aged 40 and over). The comprehensive study of people in their mid- and older adulthood provides individual ...
In a study conducted in 1992, Louis Harris interviewed 948 elderly people over the age of 65 from Germany in order to have a better understanding of their health care access satisfaction and quality of life. 29% of German elderly are satisfied with their health care. 54% report having fair or poor health; and 38% report having six or more ...
"Germania" was the common term for German American neighborhoods and their organizations. [139] Deutschtum was the term for transplanted German nationalism, both culturally and politically. Between 1875 and 1915, the German American population in the United States doubled, and many of its members insisted on maintaining their culture.
Germans were the first non-English speakers to publish newspapers in the U.S., and by 1890, over 1,000 German-language newspapers were being published in the United States. [1] The first German language paper was Die Philadelphische Zeitung , published by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia beginning in 1732; it failed after a year. [ 1 ]
An aging population has reduced the number of school-aged children in the United States. In the 1970s, American colleges and universities saw a dramatic increase in enrollments due to the post-war baby boom and the growth of women in higher education and the work force.
After the death of 113-year-old American Fred Harold Hale in November 2004, Dörnemann was believed to have become the world's oldest living man, [84] but Emiliano Mercado del Toro from Puerto Rico was later confirmed to be almost two years older. Dörnemann credited his longevity to "drinking a beer a day".
German Federal Office of Statistics ranks Germany as the 43rd fattest country in the World with a rate of 60.1%. [9] For home care for the elderly, the family caregivers receive a relief of €125 per month. [10] The actual amount of relief can be found in the Social Insurance Code under § 45b SGB XI. [11]
Americans in Germany or American Germans (German: Amerikanische Deutsche or Amerika-Deutsche [3]) refers to the American population in Germany and their German-born descendants. According to Destatis , 300,000 - 400,000 Americans live in Germany. 200,000 of them in Rhineland-Palatinate .