Article Publication Date:
5/20/2013
Summary:
The Census Bureau created the supplemental poverty measure, in an effort to differently reflect cost of living and financial status from the "official" measure. Poverty rates among older adults are higher under the supplemental poverty measure (15%) than under the official poverty measure (9%). This analysis does a state-by-state comparison using both poverty measures to describe seniors living in poverty. An understanding of elder financial hardship is important for fiscal policy debate.
Populations:
Aging/Older Adults
Sources:
Kaiser Family Foundation
Programs/Initiatives:
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)
States:
All States/Territories; Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Illinois; Idaho; District of Columbia; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
poverty; official poverty measure; supplemental poverty measure; modest income; state comparison; deficit reduction; social security; medicare; cost of living; medical spending; income security; cost-sharing;
Contact
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
info@kff.org
Short URL: http://www.nasuad.org/node/53396