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| Older women's health and its impact on wealth | | Author(s) | Hyungsoo Kim |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 18, no 1, 2006 |
| Pages | pp 75-92 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Marital status ; Ill health ; Poor elderly ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Do the negative impacts of health problems cause more serious financial consequences for single older women than for married women? Using the five waves of data from the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) from 1993 to 2002, this question is empirically investigated. Results indicate that severe chronic conditions result in 4% to 10% greater wealth depletion for single women than for married women. This finding calls for heightened awareness of the negative financial consequences of health problems; and also calls for increased lifetime earning potential, reconsideration of women's retirement benefits and greater attention to preventative care. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060914210 A |
| Classmark | BD: SLM: CH: F:W6: 3J: 7T |
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