Application of Experimental Poverty Measures to the Aged

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 3-17

  Olsen, Kelly A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENSUSES; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICARE; POVERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033288764     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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