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The never-married and divorced elderly — comparison of economic and health status, social support, and living arrangement
Author(s)	Namkee G Choi
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 26, nos 1/2, 1996
Pages	pp 3-25
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Single persons ; Divorced persons ; Health [elderly] ; Living patterns ; Economic status [elderly] ; Social policy ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Based on data from the US Longitudinal Survey of Aging, this paper analyses similarities and differences in economic and health status, social support, and living arrangement of divorced and never-married elderly men and women. The findings indicate that any differences are likely to stem from different individual attributes (gender, race, education, and health status) rather than from different marital statuses. Those with higher education are more likely to lack social support than those with lower education, and women are more likely to experience economic hardship than men. Necessary changes in or expansion of relevant policies and social services programmes in preparation for old age of single men and women of the baby-boom generation are discussed.
Accession Number	CPA-970310010 A
Classmark	SQ: SOJ: CC: K7: F:W: TM2: 3J: 7T
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