Aging into the 21st Century

Table 15 - Income of Persons 65 Years and Over Living in the Community as a Percentage of the Poverty Level, by Impairment Status: 1990, 2005, and 2020 (Numbers in thousands.)

	1990		2005		2020
INCOME	Total	Impaired¹	Total	Impaired¹	Total	Impaired¹
IN COMMUNITY AND NURSING HOMES	31,560	5,914	36,274	7,539	52,066	9,913
Total, Percent	x	100	x	100	x	100
Less Than 100 Percent	x	27	x	18	x	12
100-149 Percent	x	23	x	18	x	13
150-199 Percent	x	13	x	14	x	12
200 Percent or More	x	38	x	50	x	63

IN COMMUNITY	30,043	4,397	34,167	5.432	49,446	7,293
Total, Percent	100	100	100	100	100	100
Less Than 100 Percent	17²	27	13	18	7	11
100-149 Percent	18²	22	14	17	9	12
150-199 Percent	13²	12	12	13	9	10
200 Percent or More	52²	39	61	52	75	67

SOURCE: Lewin/ICF estimates based on data from the 1984 Supplement on Aging (SOA), the Current Population Survey, and the Brookings/ICF Long Term Care Financing Model.

¹ Impairment is defined as having difficulty with at least one of five Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)-eating, bathing, dressing, transferring, and toileting.

² The current estimates of the U.S. Bureau of the Census are: Less Than 100 Percent, 12; 100-149 Percent, 14; 150-199 Percent, 13; and 200 Percent or More, 61. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (1991b).

x = not available

Table compiled by National Aging Information Center

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