indicator
Retirement Income & Social Security
Retirement Income & Social Security
Description
Share of Adults Age 65 or Older with Retirement and/or Social Security Income, by Federal Poverty Level, 2022
Data Source
American Community Survey (ACS)
Calculation Methodology
- 1Filter the dataset to include individuals aged 65 or older using the column
AGEP. - 2Derive income group categories from the columns
RETPandSSP: - 3- Retirement Income Only where
RETP> 0 andSSP= 0, - 4- Social Security Income Only where
RETP= 0 andSSP> 0, - 5- Both Retirement and Social Security Income where
RETP> 0 andSSP> 0, - 6- Neither Retirement nor Social Security Income where
RETP= 0 andSSP= 0. - 7Apply the poverty level filter using the column
POVPIPto separate groups below 200% FPL and above 200% FPL. - 8Use the column
STATEto segment data by state for aggregation. - 9Apply the weight column
PWGTPto weight individual records in the calculation. - 10Calculate the weighted share of adults in each income group category by state and poverty level for the stacked bar chart visualization.
Source Variables using this Indicator (17)
Visuals Using This Indicator (1)
Share of Adults Age 65 or Older with Retirement and/or Social Security Income, by Federal Poverty Level, 2022
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