Older Women and Poverty - National Center on Domestic and ...

Mar 30, 2016 · 3.8% on average, the gap swells substantially for women age 65 and older. The rate for women 65 and older is 4.7% higher than that for men of the same age. Once women reach 75 years of age, the gap is as large as 7.1%. Women’s poverty rates across the board have failed to improve in the past five years, but for elderly women the poverty rate has ................
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