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Retirement Income & Social Security by Gender

Retirement Income & Social Security by Gender

Description

Share of Adults Age 65 or Older with Retirement and/or Social Security Income, by Sex, 2020

Data Source

American Community Survey (ACS)

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Calculation Methodology

  1. 1
    Select individuals aged 65 or older using the AGEP column with the condition AGEP >= 65.
  2. 2
    Use the SEX column to filter respondents by gender: include all (SEX in (1,2)) for total, SEX = 1 for male, and SEX = 2 for female.
  3. 3
    Derive income categories from the RETP and SSP columns:
  4. 4
    - Retirement Income Only: RETP > 0 and SSP = 0
  5. 5
    - Social Security Income Only: RETP = 0 and SSP > 0
  6. 6
    - Both Retirement and Social Security Income: RETP > 0 and SSP > 0
  7. 7
    - Neither Retirement nor Social Security Income: RETP = 0 and SSP = 0
  8. 8
    Apply the weight column PWGTP to calculate weighted counts for each income category by gender.
  9. 9
    Aggregate weighted counts by SEX to compute the share of adults aged 65 or older in each income category by gender.
  10. 10
    Present the results as a stacked bar chart showing the distribution of income categories by gender.

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Share of Adults Age 65 or Older with Retirement and/or Social Security Income, by Sex, 2020

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