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. 2008 Jan;63(1):S15–S24. doi: 10.1093/geronb/63.1.S15

Table 4.

Percentage of Men Underemployed by Low Income or Other Reasons by Age and Residence.

Total
Metropolitan
Nonmetropolitan
Age Low Income Other Ratio Low Income Other Ratio Low Income Other Ratio
20–29 9.1 14.5 0.6 9.0 14.3 0.6 9.3 15.6 0.6
30–39 3.8 9.0 0.4 3.8 8.7 0.4 3.7 10.5 0.4
40–49 3.2 8.0 0.4 3.0 7.8 0.4 4.2 9.0 0.5
50–54 3.1 7.4 0.4 2.8 7.2 0.4 4.3 8.2 0.5
55–59 3.4 7.7 0.4 3.0 7.7 0.4 5.1 7.7 0.7
60–64 4.3 7.8 0.6 3.6 7.4 0.5 7.2 9.4 0.8
65–69 7.3 7.7 0.9 6.4 8.0 0.8 10.6 6.7 1.6
70–74 8.3 7.2 1.2 7.7 7.1 1.1 10.6 7.9 1.3
75+ 8.9 7.5 1.2 8.3 7.4 1.1 10.9 7.5 1.5

Notes: The denominator includes those who are either adequately employed or underemployed. Those who are not in the labor force are excluded from these calculations.

Source: March Current Population Surveys, 2003–2005.