This statistic shows the poverty rates among older adults by health status. In 2009, 12 percent of the older adults with a fair health status were living in poverty.
Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by health status
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 health status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185983/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-health-status-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by health status." Chart. January 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185983/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-health-status-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. (2011). Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by health status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185983/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-health-status-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty Rate among Older Adults in 2009 by Health Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185983/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-health-status-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute, Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by health status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185983/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-health-status-in-the-usa/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by health status [Graph], Urban Institute, January 31, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185983/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-health-status-in-the-usa/