Economic and social conditions of children and the elderly

Monthly Labor Review

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 19-25

  Johnson, David Scott ^a  

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References (20)

1. 1998 State of the World Population: THE NEW GENERATIONS (New York, NY, United Nations Population Fund, United Nations, 1998).
2. S. Preston, "Children and the Elderly: Divergent Paths for America's Dependents," Demography, 1984, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 435-57.
3. See, for example, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-being (Washington, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 1999); J. Palmer, T. Smeeding, and B. B. Torrey, The Vulnerable (Washington, The Urban Institute Press, 1988); and A Profile of Older Americans: 1997 (Washington, U.S. Administration on Aging, 1998).
4. See, for example, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-being (Washington, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 1999); J. Palmer, T. Smeeding, and B. B. Torrey, The Vulnerable (Washington, The Urban Institute Press, 1988); and A Profile of Older Americans: 1997 (Washington, U.S. Administration on Aging, 1998).
5. See, for example, America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-being (Washington, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 1999); J. Palmer, T. Smeeding, and B. B. Torrey, The Vulnerable (Washington, The Urban Institute Press, 1988); and A Profile of Older Americans: 1997 (Washington, U.S. Administration on Aging, 1998).
6. America's Children: Key National Indicators, 1999.
7. C. Jencks and B. Torrey "Beyond Income and Poverty: Trends in Social Welfare among Children and the Elderly Since 1960," in, J. Palmer, T. Smeeding, and B.B. Torrey, eds., The Vulnerable (Washington, The Urban Institute Press, 1988), pp. 229-65; and Profile of Older Americans, Administration on Aging.
8. C. Jencks and B. Torrey "Beyond Income and Poverty: Trends in Social Welfare among Children and the Elderly Since 1960," in, J. Palmer, T. Smeeding, and B.B. Torrey, eds., The Vulnerable (Washington, The Urban Institute Press, 1988), pp. 229-65; and Profile of Older Americans, Administration on Aging.
9. America's Children: Key National Indicators, 1999; and A Profile of Older Americans.
10. America's Children: Key National Indicators, 1999; and A Profile of Older Americans.
11. L. Casper, and K. Bryson, "Co-resident Grandparents and their Grandchildren: Grandparent Maintained Families," Working Paper no. 26 (Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1998).
12. America's Children: Key National Indicators, 1999.
13. G. Duncan, J. Yeung, J. Brooks-Gunn, and J.R. Smith, "How much does child poverty affect the life chances of children?" American Sociological Review, 1998 June, pp. 406-23.
14. L. Rainwater and T. Smeeding "Doing Poorly: The Real Income of American Children in a Comparative Perspective," Luxembourg Income Study Working Paper (Syracuse, NY, 1995). Rainwater and Smeeding show that the well-being of these children compares favorably to the well-being of similar children in other countries.
15. See Connie F. Citro and Robert T. Michael, Measuring Poverty: A New Approach (Washington, National Academy Press, 1995); and K. Short, T. Garner, D. Johnson, and P. Doyle, Experimental Poverty Measures: 1990-1997 (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1999).
16. See Connie F. Citro and Robert T. Michael, Measuring Poverty: A New Approach (Washington, National Academy Press, 1995); and K. Short, T. Garner, D. Johnson, and P. Doyle, Experimental Poverty Measures: 1990-1997 (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1999).
17. Short, and others, Experimental Poverty Measures, 1999. The experimental poverty measure used in this article uses income net of taxes and transfers and subtracts work-related and healthcare expenditures. This measure is labeled DES-DCM2 and appears in table B8e in Short and others.
18. The Healthy Eating Index is a summary measure of diet quality consisting of 10 components, each representing different aspects of a healthy diet. A score above 80 implies a good diet. See S. A. Bowman, M. Lino, S. A. Gerrior, and P. P. Basiotis, The Healthy Eating Index: 1994-96 (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Nutrition and Policy Promotion, 1998).
19. All adult age groups have shown a decrease in smoking activity.
20. Health United States, 1998 (Hyattsville, Maryland, National Center for Health Statistics, 1998).