This statistic shows the poverty rates among older adults by living arrangement. In 2009, 20 percent of the older adults living alone or with children under 18, and were never married, were living in poverty.
Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement
Being “In poverty” is defined as having family income less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). “Near poverty” is income between 100 and 199 percent of
the FPL.
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Urban Institute. (January 31, 2011). Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement." Chart. January 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. (2011). Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty Rate among Older Adults in 2009 by Living Arrangement." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute, Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/ (last visited August 09, 2022)
