The Family as an Income Source for the Older Adult

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11214798
AutoresNancy Morrow-Howell (0000-0002-8146-9323, Assistant Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130, autor de correspondencia), Joel Leon (Assistant Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 63130)
Año1987
Volumen11
Número1
Páginas1-16
Fecha de publicación1987-12-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j079v11n01_01
OpenAlexW1988296246
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas5

There is little attention given to the issue of the family as a source of income for the older adult. Yet this is a topic of increasing importance with the current funding problems in the Social Security system. This article presents an empirical analysis of family contributions to the income of adults in or near retirement. Findings confirm that the within-family transfer of money is rarely a source of income for the older adult. Those who receive mone from relatives are more likely to be poor, female, and in bad health. Despite family efforts, these people are likely to remain at low income levels

Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Family income · Health and Retirement Study · Labour economics · Low income · Social security · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Global Health Care Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology