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Villa, Valentine M.; Wallace, Steven P.; Bagdasaryan, Sofya; Aranda, Maria P. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: As the Baby-Boom generation enters the ranks of the elderly adults over the next 4 decades, the United States will witness an unprecedented growth in racial/ethnic diversity among the older adult population. Hispanics will comprise 20% of the next generation of older adults, representing the largest minority population aged 65 years and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Mexican Americans, Economically Disadvantaged, Health
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Iams, Howard M.; Reznik, Gayle L.; Tamborini, Christopher R. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: As part of an ongoing effort to analyze the distributional implications of potential policy reforms to the U.S. Social Security system, we consider the widely discussed reform of earnings sharing. Such an approach has been viewed as a way to "update" Social Security's family benefits based on marital status and as a means to…
Descriptors: Divorce, Marital Status, Income, Females
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Golant, Stephen M. – Gerontologist, 2002
Purpose: This article investigates the extent to which government-subsidized affordable rental units available to low-income older persons are unequally and unfairly distributed throughout Florida's counties. Design and Methods: Primary data sources from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Housing Needs, Income, Federal Programs, Older Adults