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2023 Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries by Sex PUF
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2025
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2023 Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries by Sex PUF
- Among Medicare beneficiaries living in the community, women were significantly more likely to report living alone (36 percent) compared with men (24 percent).
- In 2023, women were significantly more likely to break a hip or have osteoporosis compared to men, and women’s likelihood of developing osteoporosis increased sharply with age.
- Men were significantly more likely to report currently smoking (14 percent) or having smoked in the past (45 percent) compared with women (9 percent and 33 percent, respectively).
- For 2022 estimates, see the 2022 Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries by Sex PUF.