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| Poor and dependent seniors in Canada | | Author(s) | David Cheal, Karen Kampen |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 18, part 2, March 1998 |
| Pages | pp 147-166 |
| Keywords | Economic status [elderly] ; Poor elderly ; Middle aged ; 60-64 age group ; Older women ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The economic status and problems of seniors, defined here as people aged 55 to 64 years, have been neglected, particularly those of women. Following a summary of government policy in Canada regarding income transfers, this paper reports on an analysis of data from the 1993 National Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. Attention is given to relative poverty and financial dependence within households, as types of economic constraint. Both are higher among seniors than either the middle-aged or older people. Senior women are the most likely to be dependent. The implications of these findings for future fiscal policy are discussed. It is concluded that more attention in gerontology needs to be given to this age group. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980814406 A |
| Classmark | F:W: F:W6: SE: BBC: BD: 7S |
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