Does Caregiving Increase Poverty among Women in Later Life? Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2316224 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chizuko Wakabayashi (Herder Institute, corresponding author), Katharine M Donato (0000-0002-8134-669X, International Organization for Migration) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 258-274 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002214650604700305 |
| PMID | 17066776 |
| OpenAlex | W1972927860 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 48 |
| References cited | 21 |
Given the rapid aging of the U.S. population and reductions in federal funding, elder care has become a major issue for many families. This paper focuses on a long-term consequence of elder care by asking how caring for elderly parents affects women's subsequent risks of living in poverty. Using longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study, we examine whether and how caregiving for parents in 1991 increases women's risks of living in households with incomes less than the poverty threshold, receiving public assistance, and receiving Medicaid in 1999. Our findings illustrate that caregiving in earlier life raises women's poverty risks in later life by intensifying the negative effects of stopping work and declining health on women's economic well-being
Current Population Survey · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health and Retirement Study · Health care · Medicaid · Population · Poverty · Public health · Survey of Income and Program Participation · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 48 |
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| Citations per year | 2.53 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 44 |