Wealth in Middle and Later Life: Examining the Life Course Timing of Women's Health Limitations.
Wealth in Middle and Later Life: Examining the Life Course Timing of Women's Health Limitations.
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中年和晚年的财富：检查女性健康限制的生命周期时间。
DOI：
10.1093/geront/gny048
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发表时间：
2019
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通讯作者：
Mustillo,SarahA
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作者：
Wilkinson,LindsayR;Ferraro,KennethF;Mustillo,SarahA
Background and ObjectivesGuided by cumulative inequality theory, this study poses two main questions: (a) Does women’s poor health compromise household financial assets? (b) If yes, is wealth sensitive to the timing of women’s health limitations? In addressing these questions, we consider the effect of health limitations on wealth at older ages, as well as examine how health limitations influence wealth over particular segments of the life course, giving attention to both the onset and duration of health limitations.Research Design and MethodsUsing 36 years of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Mature Women, piecewise growth curve and linear regression models were used to estimate the effects of life course timing and duration of health limitations on household wealth.ResultsThe findings reveal that women who experienced health limitations accumulated substantially less wealth over time, especially if the health limitations were manifest during childhood or early adulthood.Discussion and ImplicationsThis study identifies how early-life health problems lead to less wealth in later life.
