Who takes early social security benefits? The economic and health characteristics of early beneficiaries

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 789-799

  Burkhauser, Richard V ^a,b   Couch, Kenneth A ^c   Phillips, John W ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic well being; Health status; Retirement; Social Security

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; PENSION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 0030463158     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.6.789     Document Type: Article

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