Change in Relative Income of Older Women, 1960-1980
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 26 (2) , 164-170
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/26.2.164
Abstract
Using income data from the 1960,1970, and 1980 U.S. Censuses of Population, the relative change in income of older women was examined from several perspectives. As expected, the income distribution of cohorts entering old age more recently is well above that of the preceding cohorts, and there is some decline in inequality among older women over the past 20 years. The position of older women relative to middle-aged women, however, has not improved, and cohorts continue to experience large drops in income as they enter old age.Keywords
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