Marital Biography, Social Security Receipt, and Poverty.
Res Aging
; 39(1): 86-110, 2017 01.
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ABSTRACT
Increasingly, older adults are unmarried, which could mean a larger share is at risk of economic disadvantage. Using data from the 2010 Health and Retirement Study, we chart the diverse range of marital biographies, capturing marital sequences and timing, of adults who are age eligible for Social Security and examine three indicators of economic well-being Social Security receipt, Social Security benefit levels, and poverty status. Partnereds are disproportionately likely to receive Social Security and they enjoy relatively high Social Security benefits and very low poverty levels. Among singles, economic well-being varies by marital biography and gender. Gray divorced and never-married women face considerable economic insecurity. Their Social Security benefits are relatively low, and their poverty rates are quite high (over 25%), indicating Social Security alone is not sufficient to prevent these women from falling into poverty. By comparison, gray widoweds are the most advantaged singles.
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Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Pessoa Solteira
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Previdência Social
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Estado Civil
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Res Aging
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA