Brief: The 80%: Low-Income Older Adults Die 9 Years Earlier than Those with Greatest Wealth

New research from the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and research partners at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @ UMass Boston finds that older adults in the bottom 20% of wealth die on average nine years earlier than those in the top 20%. The report, which draws on nationally representative data, also found that 45% of older adult households cannot afford basic costs of living.