Facts about older citizens in Massachusetts

30 Pages·1995·2 MB·English

by  State Data Center Program (Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research)

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FACTS ABOUT OLDER CITIZENS IN MASSACHUSETTS
NON Prepared by MISER^UniversityofMasaachutetts,Amherst- May 1995
CIRC UMASS/AMHERST
Population (persons age65+ in 1990): 819,927 (13.6%of statepopulation) 312066 0385 6511 4
Race (personsage65+): 96.3% White(789,496) 2.3% Black (19,062)
Hispanics(persons agfe65+): 1.0% (7,974)
Ratiooffemalestomalesby age:
Age: Ratio:
65-69 1.27
75-79 1.71
80-84 2.24
85+ 3.24 t^uv 2 M 1355 •
Living aloneby gender(personsage65+):
Males Females
16.2% 38.7%
6. Physical limitations:
Only 16.2%ofindividuals age60+haveamobilityand/orself-carelimitation.
7. Householdtype andrelationship (personsage65+):
Marriedspousepresentorspouse: 47.5%
Inotherfamilyhousehold: 14.0
Living alone: 30.
Othernonfamily household: 1.5
Nursinghome: 6.
8. MedianIncome(non-institutionalizedpersonsage60+)
Maleslivingalone: $13,169 Femaleslivingalone $9,208
Malesnot livingalone $19,023 Femalesnotlivingalone $7,228
9. PercentofSocial SecurityofIncometo Total Income
Age 65+ 75+ 85+
Percent 55.8% 64.7% 68.0%
10. Persons inhouseholdswithpubhcassistanceincome:
Age65+: 73,482 (9.6%)
(14.8% ofall agesw/pubhc assistance)
1 1. Workforce(persons65+eitheremployedorunemployed):
Males : 21.2% inlaborforce
Females: 10.7% inlaborforce
12. Owner/Renterbyage(% OwnerOccupied):
Age: 65-74 69.7%
75+ 56.4%
65+ 63.9%
13. Povertybyage(%below 100%ofpoverty):
<55 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+
Whites (%) 6.2 4.3 5.9 5.5 8.1 10.3 13.2 18.2
Minorities(%) 28.0 17.8 18.7 18.7 19.3 23.0 19.1 23.7
14. Povertyby gender (personsage65+below 100%ofpoverty)
Males: 5.8% Females: 11.8% Combined: 9.4%
TotalMassachusettspopulation: 8.9%

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