Demography of aging in China and the United States and the economic well-being of their older populations

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-255

  Kincannon, Charles Louis ^a   He, Wan ^a   West, Loraine A ^a  

^a U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; China; Demographic trends; Economic well being; The United States

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; POLICY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845497742     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-006-9015-1     Document Type: Article

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