Older people (I don't have data on retired vs non-retired) are the least likely to be poor. So if the data is skewed by the retired, it's in the opposite direct

Older people (I don't have data on retired vs non-retired) are the least likely to be poor. So if the data is skewed by the retired, it's in the opposite direction. https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013/figure5.pdf https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/incpovhlth/2013... Working poor is far less common than non-working poor in the US. Non-poor people work a lot more than poor people (hardly surprising, since working brings money and makes you less poor). http://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/cps/a-profile-of-the-working-poor-2013.pdf http://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/cps/a-profile-of-the-working...