Cope Diane G
Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, Fort Myers, FL.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 2015 May;42(3):305-7. doi: 10.1188/15.ONF.305-307.
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau (2010), the demographics of the United States will change dramatically in the next 50 years. Non-Caucasians will more than double from 116.2 million in 2012 to 241.3 million by 2060, representing 57% of the U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). The Asian population also is expected to double in the next five years and comprise 8% of the U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). The United States also is becoming an aging population. By 2060, about one in five residents will be aged 65 years and older (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). Individuals aged 85 years and older will more than triple to 18.2 million and represent 4% of the U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). .
根据美国人口普查局(2010年)的数据,美国的人口结构在未来50年内将发生巨大变化。非白种人数量将增加一倍多,从2012年的1.162亿增至2060年的2.413亿,占美国人口的57%(美国人口普查局,2010年)。预计亚洲人口在未来五年内也将翻倍,占美国人口的8%(美国人口普查局,2012年)。美国人口也在老龄化。到2060年,约五分之一的居民年龄将在65岁及以上(美国人口普查局,2012年)。85岁及以上的人口将增加两倍多,达到1820万,占美国人口的4%(美国人口普查局,2012年)。