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The vision many of us have of abuelito playing cards with his buddies or abuelita at home looking after grandkids has officially been disproven. A new study shows that the majority of U.S. Latinos over 50 are doing anything but lazing around the casa: they are still part of the workforce.

Seventy percent of U.S. Hispanics over the age of 50 are in the work force according to the report “Hispanic Workers 50 Plus” presented at the conference “Diversity and Aging in the 21st Century: The Power of Inclusion,” organized by AARP. Seventy six percent of them are immigrants and 62 percent are U.S.-born. Very few of these workers have health benefits. They also tend to have few absences from work. On average, these workers earn $30,357 per year, less than their white and African American counterparts, who earn an average of $50,595 and $36.429 respectively.

Very interesting statistics. If you’re into this sort of thing (I am), check out the full report here. It provides datapoints on a variety of topics, such as the education and health of older Latino workers.

Via / New America Media