United States and Ageing
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- The official poverty measure in the United States fails to reflect modern day spending needs
- B.A. Butrica; D. Murphy; S.R. Zedlewski / Center for Retirement Research, Boston College, 2007
- The dramatic decline in the official poverty rate of adults age 65 and older over the last four decades in the United States leads many to assume that reducing poverty among older adults need not be a Government priority. This general...
- By 2050 the United State's racial and ethnic mix will look very different than today
- J.S. Passel; D. Cohn / Pew Hispanic Center, 2008
- If current trends continue, the population of the United States will rise to 438 million in 2050, from 296 million in 2005. Of this increase, 82% will be due to the both the arrival of immigrants and the births of their U.S.-bor...
- Myths versus the facts of aging and medical costs in the United States
- C. X. Pan; E. Chai; J. Farber / International Longevity Center (USA), 2008
- This paper highlights seven supposed myths of the high medical cost of old age and dying in the United States. For each myth, empirical evidence is outlined. These include: Myth 1: the growing number of older people has...
- Social security for immigrants in the US
- P. Sevak; L. Schmidt / University of Michigan Retirement Research Center, 2007
- This paper examines the retirement resources available to immigrant families in the US by examining Social Security benefits, pension coverage, and private wealth accumulation. The authors argue that pre-retirement immigrants have low...
- The difference between private and public employer-sponsored pension plans in the United States
- A.H. Munnell; M. Soto / Center for Retirement Research, Boston College, 2007
- This brief identifies the key differences between employer-sponsored plans in the private and public sectors, including: in the private sector the plans are mostly 401(k)s, less than half of the workforce is covered, an...
- Perspectives on the challenges of ageing societies on human rights
- International Longevity Centre, 2007
- This booklet is a compilation of reports from the United Kingdom, South Africa, France, Dominican Republic, Israel, India, Japan, Netherlands, Argentina and the USA. Each considers the rights and entitlements of the aged in the respec...
- Retaining migrants workers as carers
- W.N. Leutz / Immigration Policy Center (IPC), American Immigration Law Foundation, 2007
- The growing need to provide long-term care to the elderly is among the leading demographic, political, and social challenges facing industrialised countries like the United States. The ageing of larger numbers of Americans will requir...
- Using historical social data to determine why some people live longer than others
- L.A. Gavrilov; N. Gavrilova / National Opinion Research Center, 2007
- Centenarians (persons living to age 100 and over) represent a population which could be useful in identifying factors leading to long life and avoidance of fatal diseases. This study explores whether people living to 100 and beyond we...
- Are managers willing to hire and retain older workers?
- R.W. Johnson / Urban Institute, USA, 2007
- This report reviews the literature on managerial attitudes toward older workers. It discusses the benefits of delayed retirement, the current retirement landscape, and some theoretical issues in the demand for older workers. ...
- How food preferences, exercise and income affect older Americans and Europeans
- P-C. Michaud; T. Andreyeva; A. van Soest / Labour and Population Program, Rand, 2007
- In Europe, obesity rates are generally lower than in the U.S, but there is a rising trend in obesity that is being seen as a serious threat to public health and an important factor driving up health care costs. Using compar...
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