Coping with the demographic challenge: Fewer children and living longer

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 37-45

  Reznik, Gayle L ^a   Shoffner, Dave ^a   Weaver, David A ^a  

^a SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY MAKING; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249799018     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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