GERO 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Filial Piety, Asian Americans, Economic Security
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Have less adequate income, housing and health care, poverty rate in 2013 for african. Less likely to use formal long-term care services. Population expected to grow to just under 12 million by 2060. 55% of elderly african americans live in 8 states. New york, florida, texas, georgia, california, north carolina, illinois, and. Older females tend to be divorced or widowed. The oldest-old women are the most rapidly growing segment of this particular population, they have the longest average remaining life span. Economic security of people 65+ has improved over the last 30 years. Poverty for this age group fell from 28. 5% in 1966 to 18. 7% in 2014. For most older african americans, social security benefits provide the foundation for their retirement income. Most of these weren"t in the position to have retirement benefits. Since the civil rights movement, african americans have gained a large middle class. A small percentage of retired african americans are from upper class.
