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The status of the aged in Ru-farm La is compared with that of their Ur counterparts. 1950 figures are used to show that the aged make up 6.3% of the Ru farm pop & 6.6.% of the entire state pop. The relative importance of the aged within Ru-farm communities can thus be assessed. Composition by sex & race is detailed & figures re marital status, relationship to the head of the household, educ'al status, employment status & income are presented. Generalizations arising out of the res are: (1) the aged farm pop is dominated by M's whereas in other areas the reverse is true, (2) slightly more than 50% of these persons are native whites & slightly less than 50% Negroes, (3) the majority of M's are married, but most farm F's are widowed, (4) more than 80% of the aged M's on farms are still heads of households, (5) in general aged people on farms are poorly educated, (6) the majority of aged persons on farms are no longer part of the LF, (7) the bulk of the M's included in this N are unable to work, (8) aged persons on farms have lower Md incomes than those in other areas. It is hoped that this res will point up the magnitude of the problem & aid in intelligent planning. L. Tumin.

Paper presented before the Southwestern social science association, Dallas, Tex. Apr. 8, 1955.

3 well-established mortality differentials have been observed in pop studies in the US: lower mortality of (1) F's to M's; (2) Ru to Ur people; & (3) white to non-white pop. Census and other pop data is analyzed to determine trends, if any, in these mortality differentials. That data indicate that two of these differentials (Ru and Ur and between whites and non-whites) seem to be disappearing. The differential in mortality between F's and M's tends to widen rather than to narrow. In the future the demographer may find it fruitful to supplant race and residence categories for those based on economic status, SC's, occupations, etc., for the purpose of analysis of mortality differentials. E. Scott.