America’s Most Vulnerable Populations
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Almost half of all widowed, divorced and single women age 65 or older receive 90 percent or more of their income solely from Social Security.
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Thirty percent of African-American elderly couples and 57 percent of unmarried African-American seniors receive 90 percent or more of their incomes from Social Security.
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For Hispanics, 39 percent of couples and 63 percent of singles almost completely rely on Social Security.