Spotlight on Older Women: Poverty & Opportunity Data

Older Women and Men (Aged 65 and Older) with Health Insurance, United States, 2013

Educational Attainment of Older Women and Men (Aged 65 and Older), United States, 2013

Poverty Among Older Women and Men (Aged 65 and Older), United States, 2013

Older Women and Men (Aged 65 and Older) with Health Insurance, United States, 2013

Older Women (65+)

Older Men (65+)

Women (18-64)

Men (18-64)

Percent with Health Insurance

99.0%

99.0%

81.5%

77.1%

Health Insurance by Source

Public

97.6%

97.0%

56.3%

54.4%

Medicare

97.6%

96.7%

51.4%

47.2%

Private

61.2%

63.8%

74.1%

75.7%

Purchased Directly

33.1%

30.3%

23.1%

20.5%

Through Their Employer

32.5%

37.6%

53.8%

57.8%

Medicaid

17.3%

12.9%

14.8%

12.1%

Tricare

4.9%

6.8%

3.8%

4.8%

VA

1.3%

16.7%

1.1%

10.8%

Indian Health Services

0.4%

0.3%

0.3%

0.3%

Note: Not all types of health insurance coverage are listed. People may have more than one type of insurance.
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

 

Educational Attainment of Older Women and Men (Aged 65 and Older), United States, 2013

Older Women (65+)

Older Men (65+)

All Women

All Men

Percent with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

19.6%

29.9%

29.7%

29.5%

Notes: Aged 25 and older.
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).

 

Poverty Among Older Women and Men (Aged 65 and Older), United States, 2013

Older Women (65+)

Older Men (65+)

All Women

All Men

Percent of Women and Men Living Below Poverty

11.3%

7.4%

15.5%

11.9%

Note: Aged 18 and older.
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).