Self-provision in retirement: Quantitative evidence on older Australians' expectations and experiences

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-27

  Ong, Rachel ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expectations; Experiences; Older Australians; Retirees; Self provision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RETIREMENT;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RETIREMENT;

EID: 60849133011     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2008.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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