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According to the U.S. Bureau of Census (1980), Afro-American women in the 35–54 age range represented 1.23% of the total population in 1979. Black women between the ages of 55 and 60 represented less than.5% of the population.
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Spurlock, J. (1984). Black Women in the Middle Years. In: Baruch, G., Brooks-Gunn, J. (eds) Women in Midlife. Women in Context: Development and Stresses. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7823-5_11
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