This statistic shows the poverty rates among older adults by education. In 2009, 4.3 percent of the older adults holding a bachelor's degree or more were living in poverty.
Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009 by education
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 the United States in 2009 by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185979/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-education-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009 by education." Chart. January 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185979/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-education-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. (2011). Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009 by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185979/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-education-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty Rate among Older Adults in The United States in 2009 by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185979/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-education-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute, Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009 by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185979/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-education-in-the-usa/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Poverty rate among older adults in the United States in 2009 by education [Graph], Urban Institute, January 31, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185979/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-education-in-the-usa/