Report of the National Seniors Council on Low Income Among Seniors

Bar Graph – Share of Total Expenditures for Selected Categories, 2004

This bar graph compares the expenditures for seniors and low-income seniors in the following categories: tobacco and alcohol; clothing; basic home operation; gifts and contributions; health care; transportation; food and shelter.

The data for low-income seniors is as follows:

About 37 % of total expenditures is spent on shelter, about 20 % on food, about 7 % on transportation, about 5 % on health care, about 4 % on gifts and contributions, about 5% on basic home operation, about 2.5 % on clothing and about 2 % on tobacco and alcohol.

The data for all seniors is as follows:

About 28% of expenditures is spent on shelter, about 15% on food, about 10% on transportation, about 5% on health care, about 7% on gifts and contributions, about 4% on basic home operation, about 3% on clothing and about 3% on tobacco and alcohol.

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