Perceived income adequacy among older adults in 12 countries: Findings from the survey of health, ageing, and retirement in Europe

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 397-406

  Litwin, Howard ^a   Sapir, Eliyahu V ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Household finances; Making ends meet; Persons aged 50+; Self rated economic status; SHARE

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EUROPE; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 67149108470     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp036     Document Type: Article

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