This statistic shows the poverty rates among older adults by gender. In 2009, 6.6 percent of the older male population in the USA were living in poverty.
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 gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185967/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-gender-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by gender." Chart. January 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185967/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-gender-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. (2011). Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185967/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-gender-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty Rate among Older Adults in 2009 by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185967/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-gender-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute, Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185967/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-gender-in-the-usa/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by gender [Graph], Urban Institute, January 31, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185967/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-gender-in-the-usa/