Poverty has the most dominant impact on health irrespective of age or gender. Studies over the last decade have shown that older Mexicans
experience more poverty than working age cohorts, especially in rural settings [69]. The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (2008)
demonstrated that amongst elderly populations (≥ 65), 14% are in food poverty, and 20% in capacity poverty (this includes non-monetary
measures, such as education and health as well as basic food requirements)