Age And Poverty Analysis

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In 2014, the nation’s official poverty rate was 15%. The poverty rates by age groups ranged from 10% to 21%. Poverty rates by age were: 21% of people under age 18, 14% of people 18 to 64 years of age, 10% of people 65 years of age and over. The Census Bureau also provides information on how the poverty rate by age has changed over time. Another way to think about the relationship between poverty and age is to look at how the age distribution of people in poverty compares to that of the population as a whole. Poverty standing by age group, are measured in these bar graphs, is determined by poverty, which take into account a number of factor, and includes age and the structure of age with the total population. Giving an example of poverty

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