Does household composition explain welfare regime poverty risks for older adults and other household members?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 777-787

  Tai, Tsui O ^a   Treas, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly poverty; Household composition; Multigenerational coresidence; Social security; Welfare regimes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; POVERTY; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 70350459378     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp039     Document Type: Article

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