A Population Profile of Very Old Men and Women in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2276492 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles F Longino (The University of Miami, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 559-564 |
| Publication date | 1988-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1988.tb01434.x |
| OpenAlex | W2049365037 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article presents the first population profile of men and women age 85 and over. It was developed with the 1980 census PUMS sample A, of which nearly 70% were women. Men were better off than women in both socioeconomic and relational characteristics in that they had higher personal incomes from nearly all sources and were far more likely to be married and living independently. They were not found in nursing homes in as great a proportion as were very old women. In a sense, then, the generalizations about the very old have a female bias
Census · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Population · Sample (material) · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2003 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |