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Figure 8. 60+ Limited English <br />Proficiency, Hawai'i County <br />8% <br />18% <br />82% <br />English Only <br />Language other <br />than English <br />Speak English <br />less than "very <br />well" <br />Figure 9. 60+ Population by Race (2012) <br />Hawai'i County <br />1.5% <br />6.3% <br />33.3% <br />11.6% <br />0.4% J\0.4% <br />Older adults who experience limited English <br />proficiency are at risk for greater economic <br />insecurity and inequality of access to services. <br />People who do not speak English well face barriers in <br />their ability to communicate within the society in <br />which they live. Often eligible seniors do not receive <br />benefits and services due to barriers of language and <br />culture. Limited English speaking older adults are <br />twice as likely to fall below the FPL as other older <br />adults. Government programs must make special <br />efforts to ensure that limited English speaking <br />populations have equitable access to services. <br />White <br />Black or <br />African American <br />American Indian <br />and Alaska Native <br />■ Asian <br />Native Hawaiian and <br />Other Pacific Islander <br />Some other Race <br />Two or More Races <br />Race remains an important social <br />factor in understanding disparities <br />in the well-being of older adults in <br />many important areas of life <br />including: employment, health, <br />income, housing, and criminal <br />justice. Although older adults in <br />general are healthier as a result of <br />technological advances in medicine <br />and broader access to health care, <br />some racial and ethnic groups <br />receive poorer care, are less <br />healthy, and have shorter life <br />expectancy and lowered quality of <br />life. <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 <br />American Community Survey5-Year Estimates <br />2015 Maqic of the Season County Holiday Special I <br />Departments of Housing and Aping Helping Out <br />19 <br />