Retirement expenditures for Whites, Blacks, and persons of Hispanic origin: the relationship between income and expenditure level reveals differences in spending patterns among retirees of different groups; housing, food, and transportation are the largest expenditure components.(Retirement Expenditures)

From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Bahizi, Pierre | Copyright information

This article looks at the demographics and expenditures of retirees by three large groups--Hispanics, African-Americans, and Whites. (1) In this article, the terms "Blacks" and "African-Americans" will be used interchangeably. Due to the relationship between income and expenditure level--people with high incomes tend to spend more--this study uses the shares of total expenditures that are spent on the various components to compare differences in spending patterns among the groups. ...

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