Widow statistics

· Nearly 700,000 women lose their husbands each year and will be widows for an average of 14 years
-U.S. Bureau of the Census (1999)

· 800,000 new widows/widowers in the U.S. in 2002
-National Mental Health Association

· In 1999, there were over four times as many widows (8.4 million) as widowers (1.9 million)
-AARP

· 32% of women aged 55 and older are widows
· 9% of men aged 55 and older are widower
-2000 U.S. Census

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