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Peer reviewedCrystal, Stephen; Shea, Dennis – Gerontologist, 1990
Recent census data analysis suggests economic inequality greatest among elderly. Worst off 20 percent of elderly (disproportionately unmarried women, minorities, physically impaired) received 5.5 percent elderly's total resources; best off 20 percent received 46 percent. Equalizing effects of Social Security outweighed by private pensions, asset…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Financial Problems, Income, Older Adults
