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Changes in marital and health status as risk factors for a subsequent negative wealth shock: A population-based longitudinal study in the United States, 1995–2020

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  • Cho, Tsai-Chin
  • Yu, Xuexin
  • Adar, Sara D.
  • Choi, HwaJung
  • Langa, Kenneth M.
  • Kobayashi, Lindsay C.

Abstract

A negative wealth shock, defined as a loss of ≥75% in equivalized household total wealth over a short period, may cause adverse health outcomes for older adults. The individual-level risk factors for experiencing a negative wealth shock in later adulthood are unclear.

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  • Cho, Tsai-Chin & Yu, Xuexin & Adar, Sara D. & Choi, HwaJung & Langa, Kenneth M. & Kobayashi, Lindsay C., 2025. "Changes in marital and health status as risk factors for a subsequent negative wealth shock: A population-based longitudinal study in the United States, 1995–2020," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 371(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:371:y:2025:i:c:s0277953625002345
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117905
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