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Family history and pensions — the relationship between marriage, divorce, children, and private pension coverage
Author(s)	Scott T Yabiku
Journal title	Journal of Aging Studies, vol 14, no 3, September 2000
Pages	pp 293-312
Keywords	Private pensions ; Family relationships ; Married persons ; Single persons ; Children [offspring] ; United States of America.
Annotation	This article examines how family history affects the chances of private pension receipt in the US, and how these effects vary by sex. Analyses indicate that family history had opposite effects for men and women. Compared to continuously married men, men who were single or divorced had lower odds of pension receipt; having children was associated with higher odds. For women, being single or divorced was associated with higher odds of pension receipt, and having children decreased their odds. After analysing the effects of family history in the context of couples' joint pension receipt, the negative association between pension receipt and children becomes insignificant for women; and being single, divorced or widowed has negative effects for both men and women. These results suggest that individuals who remain as couples increase their chances of access to a pension and financial well-being during retirement. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-001114209 A
Classmark	JK: DS:SJ: SLP: SQ: SS: 7T
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