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An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know (cid:0)    BACK TO TOPICS PAGE [/ACS/WWW/ABOUT/WHY-WE-ASK-EACH-QUES… We ask questions about age and date of birth to understand the size and characteristics of different age groups and to present other data by age. Local, state, tribal, and federal agencies use age data to plan and fund government programs that provide assistance or services for specific age groups, such as children, working-age adults, women of childbearing age, or the older population. These statistics also help enforce laws, regulations, and policies against age discrimination in government programs and in society. Your privacy concerns We use your confidential survey answers to create statistics like those in the results below and in the full tables that contain all th data—no one is able to figure out your survey answers from the statistics we produce. The Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements. Individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcemen entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, including companies, other federal agenci and law enforcement. Question as it appears on the form We ask one question that covers age and date of birth to understand the characteristics of different age groups. (cid:0)    VIEW QUESTION Results from this question The results from the question on age are compiled to provide communities with important statistics to help target services and funding to specific age groups. You can see some of these published statistics here for the nation, states, and your community. United States Median Age 38.7 [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Demographic Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Population 18 Years and Over 77.8 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Demographic Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Population 65 Years and Over 16.8 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Demographic Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP05] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No Age and date of birth data help communities: Provide Assistance to Older Americans We ask about age to help local officials provide programs and services for adults aged 60 and older to: Remain living safely in their homes and communities (Older Americans Act). Receive services and assistance, such as financial assistance with utilities (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program). Provide Assistance to Children and Families We ask about the number and age of children in families, health insurance status, and income to help communities enroll eligible families in programs designed to assist them such as: Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Educate Children and Adults School districts make long-term building, staffing, and funding decisions based on how many children and adults depend on thei services. We ask about age, disability status, language spoken at home, and income to assist schools in understanding the need of their students and qualify them for grants that help fund student programs (Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) Ensure Equal Opportunity We ask about age, housing, employment, and education to help government and communities enforce laws, regulations, and policies against discrimination based on age. For example, age information is used to analyze the employment status of workers by age (Age Discrimination in Employment Act). History of age question The age question originated with the 1790 Census. It was added to the ACS in 2005 when it replaced the decennial census long form. [https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No