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9780774807883

Independence and Economic Security in Old Age

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    9780774807883

  • ISBN10:

    0774807881

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-06-01
  • Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
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Table of Contents

Preface vii
Introduction and Overview
3(12)
Frank T. Denton
Deborah Fretz
Byron G. Spencer
Part 1: Population Aging and the Definition of ``Old''
How Old Is Old? Revising the Definition Based on Life Table Criteria
15(12)
Frank T. Denton
Byron G. Spencer
The Future Population of Canada and Its Age Distribution
27(32)
Frank T. Denton
Christine H. Feaver
Byron G. Spencer
Part 2: Family, Health, and Economic Security in Later Life
Independence of Older Persons: Meaning and Determinants
59(26)
Susan E. French
Margaret Denton
Amiram Gafni
Anju Joshi
Jason Lian
Parminder Raina
Carolyn J. Rosenthal
Donald J. Willison
Changes in Work and Family over the Life Course: Implications for Economic Security of Today's and Tomorrow's Older Women
85(27)
Carolyn J. Rosenthal
Margaret Denton
Anne Martin-Matthews
Susan E. French
Income, Health, Disability, and the Functional Independence of the Elderly
112(24)
Parminder Raina
Larry W. Chambers
Margaret Denton
Micheline Wong
Andria Scanlan
Amiram Gafni
Susan E. French
Donald J. Willison
Anju Joshi
Carolyn J. Rosenthal
Health, Age, and Financial Preparations for Later Life
136(20)
Margaret Denton
Parminder Raina
Jason Lian
Amiram Gafni
Anju Joshi
Susan E. French
Carolyn J. Rosenthal
Donald J. Willison
Unpaid Time Contributions by Seniors in Canada
156(27)
Jason Lian
Anju Joshi
Roberta Robb
Margaret Denton
Amiram Gafni
Carolyn J. Rosenthal
Donald J. Willison
Part 3: Age Patterns of Income, Saving, and Expenditure
Cohort, Year, and Age Effects in Canadian Wage Data
183(32)
John B. Burbidge
Lonnie Magee
A. Leslie Robb
Saving before and after Retirement: A Study of Canadian Couples, 1969-92
215(40)
Xiaofen Lin
How Well Does the Consumer Price Index Serve as an Index of Inflation for Older Age Groups?
255(12)
Frank T. Denton
Byron G. Spencer
Part 4: Retirement and Pension Issues
The Economic Consequences of Unexpected Early Retirement
267(26)
Lynn McDonald
Peter Donahue
Victor Marshall
The Independence and Economic Security of Older Women Living Alone
293(35)
Rebecca Smith
Lonnie Magee
A Leslie Robb
John B. Burbidge
The Poverty of Retired Widows
328(18)
Lynn McDonald
Peter Donahue
Brooke Moore
The Effect of the Tax-Transfer System on Retirement Savings
346(27)
Deborah Fretz
Michael R. Veall
Contributors 373(2)
Index 375

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