This historic report, the fourth in a six-part series on housing conditions, describes the housing conditions of households headed by a person aged 65 or over in the U.S. A summary of a section from a larger and more technical housing study authored by George Washington University professor Anthony Yezer, this publication is based on data gathered during the 1975 and 1976 American Housing Surveys.

The full 6-part series is available on HUD User:

• How Well Are We Housed? 1. Hispanics
• How Well Are We Housed? 2. Female Headed Households
• How Well Are We Housed? 3. Blacks
• How Well Are We Housed? 4. The Elderly
• How Well Are We Housed? 5. Rural
• How Well Are We Housed? 6. Large Households

This report is part of the collection of scanned historical documents available to the public.