CUMULATIVE ADVANTAGE, CUMULATIVE DISADVANTAGE, AND INEQUALITY AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE
CUMULATIVE ADVANTAGE, CUMULATIVE DISADVANTAGE, AND INEQUALITY AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE
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DOI：
10.1093/geront/30.4.437
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发表时间：
1990-08-01
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影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
SHEA, D
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作者：
CRYSTAL, S;SHEA, D
人们经常断言，当福利计划取代劳动力市场成为主要收入来源时，经济不平等在65岁以后缩小。然而，对最近人口普查数据的分析表明，老年人中的不平等最严重。最贫困的五分之一老年人（不成比例的未婚妇女、少数民族和身体受损者）获得老年人总资源的5.5%，而最富裕的五分之一获得46%。私人养老金、资产收入和其他来源的收入远远超过了社会保障的福利效应。研究结果表明，在整个生命过程中的累积经济优势和劣势的过程。
It is often asserted that economic inequality narrows after age 65 when benefit programs replace labor markets as principal income sources. However, analysis of recent Census data suggests inequality is greatest among elderly people. The worst off one-fifth of the elderly (disproportionately unmarried women, minorities, and the physically impaired) receives 5.5% of the elderly's total resources, whereas the best off one-fifth receives 46%. Equalizing effects of Social Security are more than outweighed by private pensions, asset income, and other sources. Findings suggest a process of cumulative economic advantage and disadvantage throughout the life course.