Partners in marriage: An analysis of husbands' and wives' retirement behavior

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 340-358

  Pienta, Amy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Marriage; Retirement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONALITY; RETIREMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPOUSE;

EID: 0041319517     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464803253587     Document Type: Article

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