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In a 2008 analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Mature Women, in 2001 when most of the women were in retirement ages (ages 64-78), "among whites, unmarried women were nearly three times more likely than married women to live in poverty or near poverty (44 percent vs. 15 percent). Among African-Americans, unmarried women 47.7% were poor and 21.0 percent were near poor; for married women 25.4% and 21.2 percent were poor and near poor, respectively. (Table 3, p. 8)
Lee, S., & Shaw, L. (2008). From work to retirement: Tracking changes in women's poverty. Washington, DC: AARP. Retrieved from http://www.aarp.org/research/assistance/lowincome/2008_03_poverty.html
This study examines the extent and possible causes of women's poverty as they move from midlife into their retirement years. The study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) of Mature Women, which is a unique data source that tracked a large number of women from midlife (ages 30-44 in 1967) until they reached retirement years (ages 64-78 in 2001). Respondents were surveyed periodically since 1967, and the survey collected data on a variety of topics including marital status, employment, health, income, and assets throughout a near 35-year period. (p. i)
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