Explorations gender and aging:: Cross-national contrasts

被引:8
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作者
Stark, A
Folbre, N
Shaw, LB
Smeeding, TM
Sandström, S
Shaw, LB
Lee, S
Chung, KH
机构
[1] Syracuse Univ, Ctr Policy Res & Luxembourg Income Study 426, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
[2] World Inst Dev Econ Res, Helsinki 00160, Finland
[3] Inst Womens Policy Res, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 USA
[4] Inst Womens Policy Res, Washington, DC 20036 USA
[5] Inst Womens Policy Res, Washington, DC 20036 USA
[6] Korea Inst Hlth & Social Affairs, Elderly Welfare Res Team, Seoul 122705, South Korea
关键词
poverty; income maintenance; cross-national; social insurance; Social Security; pensions; retirement; income adequacy; gender differences; living arrangements;
D O I
10.1080/13545700500115985
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The contributions in this Explorations section reveal differences across countries in the support systems of the elderly and shows that poverty among the elderly has not been eliminated, even in rich countries. Social insurance systems with an adequate minimum benefit do the best job of avoiding poverty among elderly women. Poverty rates among older women are much higher than for older men and much higher in the US compared to other nations in the Luxembourg Income Study. Most nonmarried elderly women in the US live alone and are heavily dependent on Social Security, while in the Republic of Korea the majority of elderly women live with children. Families provide most of the support for elderly in the Republic of Korea, including financial support and daily care when needed.
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页码:163 / 197
页数:35
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