Survey participants either belonged to an older adult center or have received home-delivered meals, according to Citymeals on Wheels.
AdvertisementResearchers found that 65% of older New Yorkers surveyed are living on $15,000 a year or less.
Another gleaning insight from the study is the mental health concern among New York City's aging population.
Forty-five percent of survey respondents said they do not have friends or family who can provide them with at least one meal a day.
In fact, 41% of survey respondents said they're only sometimes or never able to grocery shop, and 15% said they're not able to cook for themselves, citing physical and mental difficulties.
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