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As the United States and the rest of the world face the unprecedented challenge of aging populations, this volume draws together for the first time state-of-the-art work from the emerging field of the demography of aging. The nine chapters, written by experts from a variety of disciplines, highlight data sources and research approaches, results, and proposed strategies on a topic with major policy implications for labor forces, economic well-being, health care, and the need for social and family supports. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 The Formal Demography of Population Aging, Transfers, and the Economic Life Cycle 3 Retirement and Labor Force Behavior of the Elderly 4 Income, Wealth, and Intergenerational Economic Relations of the Aged 5 The Elderly and Their Kin: Patterns of Availability and Access 6 Care of the Elderly: Division of Labor Among the Family, Market, and State 7 Medical Demography: Interaction of Disability Dynamics and Mortality 8 Socioeconomic Differences in Adult Mortality and Health Status 9 Geographic Concentration, Migration, and Population Redistribution Among the Elderly 10 Research on the Demography of Aging in Developing Countries Appendix: Letter to Richard Suzman of the National Institute on Aging from the Committee on Population, March 2, 1993

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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ,  Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ,  Committee on Population
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.676kg
ISBN:  

9780309050852

ISBN 10:   0309050855
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   01 February 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction; 3 2 The Formal Demography of Population Aging, Transfers, and the Economic Life Cycle; 4 3 Retirement and Labor Force Behavior of the Elderly; 5 4 Income, Wealth, and Intergenerational Economic Relations of the Aged; 6 5 The Elderly and Their Kin: Patterns of Availability and Access; 7 6 Care of the Elderly: Division of Labor Among the Family, Market, and State; 8 7 Medical Demography: Interaction of Disability Dynamics and Mortality; 9 8 Socioeconomic Differences in Adult Mortality and Health Status; 10 9 Geographic Concentration, Migration, and Population Redistribution Among the Elderly; 11 10 Research on the Demography of Aging in Developing Countries; 12 Appendix: Letter to Richard Suzman of the National Institute on Aging from the Committee on Population, March 2, 1993

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Linda G. Martin and Samuel H. Preston, Editors; Committee on Population, National Research Council

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