The Never-Married in Old Age: Projections and Concerns for the Near Future - Text description for the bar chart "Percentage of persons aged 65 or older below the poverty line, by marital status and sex, 2004"

Percentage of persons aged 65 or older below the poverty line, by marital status and sex, 2004
Status	Percent by marital status ^a	Percent by marital status and sex ^b
Status	Percent by marital status ^a	Men	Women
All	9.80	7.00	12.00
Married	4.50	4.60	4.40
Never-married	21.90	22.60	21.30
Divorced	17.30	12.00	20.70
Widowed	14.50	10.90	15.40
SOURCE: Author's calculations using data from Social Security Administration (2006b, Table 8.1). Data are based on the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, March Supplement.
NOTES: Poverty rates are based on total income of the family—sum of total money income of all persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption and residing together—compared with official poverty thresholds of elderly families in 2004. Total money income includes all income regularly received by the family before any deductions, including wages, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, public assistance, interest, dividends, rent, royalties, and veterans' payments. Calculations do not include nonmoney income transfers, such as food stamps, health benefits, or subsidized housing. Income refers to receipts for calendar year 2004, whereas marital status refers to the date of the survey.
Persons who are separated or married but living apart are included in "All" but are not shown separately.
a. Population totals (in thousands) are 35,213 (All), 19,278 (Married), 1,460 (Never-married), 2,777 (Divorced), and 10,682 (Widowed).
b. Population totals (in thousands) for men are 15,151 (All), 10,858 (Married), 670 (Never-married), 1,070 (Divorced), and 2,069 (Widowed). For women, the totals are 20,063 (All), 8,420 (Married), 790 (Never-married), 1,707 (Divorced), and 8,613 (Widowed).