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ExecutiveSummary ............................................................................................................. 1
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Overview ofAging inArizona ............................................................................ 3
1.2 Methodology ....................................................................................................... 3
2. PopulationProjections.............................................................................................. 5
2.1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5
2.2Methodology ........................................................................................................ 5
2.3Results................................................................................................................... 6
2.4Conclusion??????????????????????????? 9
3. HealthBehaviors andChronicDiseases amongAgingArizonans ...................... 10
3.1 Introduction???????????????.???????................. 10
3.2Methodology ........................................................................................................ 10
3.3Results................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 18
4. EmergencyRoomandHospital InpatientDischarges amongAgingArizonans 19
4.1 Introduction???????????????.????????............. 19
4.2Methodology ........................................................................................................ 19
4.3Results................................................................................................................... 20
4.4 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 24
5. Patterns ofMortality amongAgingArizonans ...................................................... 26
5.1 Introduction???????????????.????????............. 26
5.2Methodology ........................................................................................................ 26
5.3Results................................................................................................................... 27
5.4 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 36
6. Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 38
7. Appendices
A. Glossary ................................................................................................................ 40
B. Bibliography ......................................................................................................... 42