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Ethnic inequality in later life — variation in financial circumstances by gender and ethnic group
Author(s)	Jay Ginn, Sara Arber
Journal title	Education and Ageing, vol 15, no 1, 2000
Pages	pp 65-84
Keywords	Ethnic groups ; Economic status [elderly] ; Income [older people] ; Sexual equality ; Social surveys.
Annotation	The risk of social exclusion of ethnic minorities in later life is likely to be exacerbated if they lack financial resources and have to rely on means-tested benefits or on family members. Discriminatory processes in the labour market, particularly for women, also lead to problems with building up pensions and savings. The authors use the British Family Resources Survey (BFRS) from 1994 to 1996 to compare the income of older men and women from four ethnic groups - Indian, Black, Chinese/other, and Pakistani/Bangladeshi - with that of the white majority, focusing on individual income from private pensions, interest and earnings. The policy of increasing the role of private pensions and savings in providing later life income is likely to raise the risk of social exclusion, particularly for those with low incomes and women from ethnic groups. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001031205 A
Classmark	TK: F:W: JF: TM8: 3F
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