Life expectancy at age 65 is 18 years.
In 2000, 35.1 million people were seniors age 65+.
In 2000, 4.2 million people were seniors age 85+.
Life expectancy at age 75 is 11.4 years.
Driving expectancy at ages 70-74 is approximately 11 years.
44% of Americans volunteer each year (approximately 124 million).
24.8% of Americans who volunteer are age 65+ (approximately 9 million).
On average, volunteers age 65+ contribute 96 hours per year.
The estimated annual dollar contribution of volunteers age 65+ is 15.1 billion dollars.
According to Beverly Foundation data, 63% of volunteer drivers are age 65+.
30% of the volunteer drivers age 65+ (in the Beverly Foundation database) say volunteering is a family tradition.
Stories From The Road includes 94 stories from volunteer drivers and data on volunteer driver programs.