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| The economic well-being of older women who become divorced or separated in mid- or later life | | Author(s) | Sharon Davies, Margaret Denton |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 21, no 4, Winter 2002 |
| Pages | pp 477-494 |
| Keywords | Older women ; Divorced persons ; Separated persons ; Well being ; Economic status [elderly] ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | 1994 data from Statistics Canada's Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics is used, with economic well-being measured by adjusted economic family total money income, before-tax low income cut-offs, and home ownership. Women and men aged 65+ still in their first marriages are compared with women and men aged 65+ who divorced or separated at age 45 or older. Results show that women who became divorced or separated in mid- or later life are more likely to have low incomes than married persons and men who had divorced or separated in mid- or later life. People who divorce or separate in mid- or later life are less likely than married persons to live in a dwelling that is owned by a member of the household. Regression analyses show that receiving pension income and receiving earnings are positively associated with income for women who become divorced or separated in mid- or later life. Implications for the Canadian legal and retirement income systems are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030425221 A |
| Classmark | BD: SOJ: SO8: D:F:5HH: F:W: 3F: 7S |
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