indicator
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, 2024
Data Source
American Community Survey (ACS)
Calculation Methodology
- 1Filter the dataset to include only individuals aged 65 or older using the column
AGEP. - 2Derive income group categories from the columns
RETPandSSPas follows: Retirement Income Only ifRETP> 0 andSSP= 0; Social Security Income Only ifRETP= 0 andSSP> 0; Both Retirement and Social Security Income ifRETP> 0 andSSP> 0; Neither Retirement nor Social Security Income ifRETP= 0 andSSP= 0. - 3Filter respondents by sex using the column
SEXto create groups for Male (SEX= 1), Female (SEX= 2), and Total (both sexes). - 4Apply the survey weight column
PWGTPto weight each respondent’s data. - 5Calculate the weighted share of adults in each income group category by sex.
- 6Present the results as a stacked bar chart showing the distribution of income groups by sex for adults aged 65 or older.
Source Variables using this Indicator (18)
Visuals Using This Indicator (1)
Share of Adults Age 65 or Older with Retirement and/or Social Security Income, by Sex, 2024
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