Relationship between poverty, age and health
People in poverty are more likely to have worse health than people who are not in poverty, at all ages.
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People in poverty are more likely to have worse health than people who are not in poverty, at all ages.
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Poverty has increased for people in working families over the last two decades.
Poverty rates have changed little since the mid-2000s, but trends vary by age groups.
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