tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post3851729968205098768..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Elderly and the poverty lineLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-77505583844774146132015-08-10T22:45:18.349+12:002015-08-10T22:45:18.349+12:00Having considered the chart it suggests that the e...Having considered the chart it suggests that the elderly are mainly in the 5th decile, with some concentration in the 4th and some concentration in the 6th. It doesn't suggest that many are in the deciles 1 to 3 or 8 to 10.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-28320704906745624172015-08-10T22:43:05.503+12:002015-08-10T22:43:05.503+12:00Given the usual rate of elderly being "in pov...Given the usual rate of elderly being "in poverty" is about 5% I think they must be using the 50% rate. Either that or the Nat Super amount must sometimes float above the 60% mark. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com