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Income Sources

Income Sources

Description

Age Distribution of Various Types of Income Sources, 2020

Data Source

American Community Survey (ACS)

Demographics
Housing
Community Infrastructure
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Calculation Methodology

  1. 1
    Select records from the dataset using the columns AGEP, RAC1P, HISP, SEX, POVPIP, LANX, CIT, MAR, SCHL, DIS, FS, TYPEHUGQ, SSP, RETP, and WAGP.
  2. 2
    Derive age groups from the AGEP column by binning ages into ranges: 18-34, 35-49, 50-64, 65-79, and 80+, corresponding to labels Age 18-34, Age 35-49, Age 50-64, Age 65-79, and Age 80+.
  3. 3
    Filter the dataset for each income source category using the following conditions: Public Benefits where FS=1 and TYPEHUGQ=1; Social Security where SSP>0; Retirement Income where RETP>0; and Earnings from Work where WAGP>0.
  4. 4
    Apply the person weight column PWGTP to weight each record in the dataset.
  5. 5
    Aggregate the weighted counts by the derived age groups from AGEP to calculate the share of individuals receiving each income source.
  6. 6
    Present the results as a stacked bar chart showing the distribution of income sources across the age groups.

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Age Distribution of Various Types of Income Sources, 2020

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