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Why Are So Many Older Women Poor?

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Alicia H. Munnell () (Center for Retirement Research at Boston College)

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The economic status of older Americans has improved dramatically since 1960. Today, the poverty rate for those 65 and over is about the same as for those aged 18-64. But substantial pockets of poverty remain, especially among older non-married women. This brief will focus on why older women are particularly vulnerable. It also reviews the outlook for the future, when the graying of the population will place increasing pressure on resources available for the elderly.

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  1. Alicia H. Munnell, 2003. "The Declining Role Of Social Security," Just the Facts jtf-6, Center for Retirement Research. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Agneta Stark & Nancy Folbre & Lois Shaw & Timothy Smeeding & Susanna Sandström & Lois Shaw & Sunhwa Lee & Kyunghee Chung, 2005. "Explorations Gender and Aging: Cross-National Contrasts," Feminist Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 11(2), pages 163-197, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Madonna Harrington Meyer & Douglas A. Wolf & Christine L. Himes, 2006. "How Will Declining Rates of Marriage Reshape Eligibility for Social Security?," Center for Policy Research Policy Briefs 33, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University. [Downloadable!]
  3. Timothy Smeeding & Susanna Sandstrom, 2004. "Poverty and Income Maintenance in Old Age: A Cross-National View of Low Income Older Women," Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College 2004-29, Center for Retirement Research. [Downloadable!]
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