Declining eligibility for social security spouse and widow benefits in the United States?

Research on Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 240-260

  Meyer, Madonna Harrington ^a,b   Wolf, Douglas A ^a,b   Himes, Christine L ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Race; Social Security; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES; WIDOW;

EID: 33645760463     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027505284166     Document Type: Article

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