Older African Americans are not a monolithic group with uniform opinions or experiences.
On the other hand, those who are 45 and older were born in 1976.
Only about 5% of older Black Americans say racism is not a big problem.
The consequences of racism for economic security are broad and recurring.
According to the Center for American Progress, wealth is vastly unequally distributed across the United States.
Historically discriminatory policies have made economic security difficult for many African Americans to attain.
In addition, Social Security is just as important to those 4549 as it is to those 65-plus.
Age discrimination also hampers economic security.
Black women and those in the workforce are disproportionately also say that age discrimination is important to them personally.
About half (49%) of African Americans 45-plus report that they have experienced racial discrimination.
An AARP New York State survey in 2019explored racial discrimination in depth.
Those ages 5064, in the workforce, and homeowners disproportionately reported experiencing racism.
Fewer New Yorkers experienced with ageism (61%) or sexism (55%).
The share of older Black men and women who had experienced racism and sexism were roughly the same.
These women face triple discrimination as older Americans, African Americans, and women.
These two recent AARP surveys show older African Americans experience with racism and discrimination.
The negative influence carries across age groups and genders.
This article is based on survey data fromAARP Vital Voices Research.
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