edited by Frank T. Denton, Deborah Fretz, and Byron G. Spencer
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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viii, 380 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
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24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction and overview / Frank T. Denton, Deborah Fretz, and Byron G. Spencer -- How old is old? Revising the definition based on life table criteria / Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer -- The future population of Canada and its age distribution / Frank T. Denton, Christine H. Feaver, and Byron G. Spencer -- Independence of older persons : meaning and determinants / Susan E. French ... [and others] -- Changes in work and family over the life course : implications for economic security of today's and tomorrow's older women / Carolyn J. Rosenthal ... [and others] -- Income, health, disability, and the functional independence of the elderly / Parminder Raina ... [and others] -- Health, age, and financial preparations for later life / Margaret Denton ... [and others] -- Unpaid time contributions by seniors in Canada / Jason Lian ... [and others] -- Cohort, year, and age effects in Canadian wage data / John B. Burbidge, Lonnie Magee, and A. Leslie Robb -- Saving before and after retirement : a study of Canadian couples, 1969-92 / Xiaofen Lin -- How well does the consumer price index serve as an index of inflation for older age groups? / Frank T. Denton and Byron G. Spencer -- The economic consequences of unexpected early retirement / Lynn McDonald, Peter Donahue, and Victor Marshall -- The independence and economic security of older women living alone / Rebecca Smith ... [and others] -- The poverty of retired widows / Lynn McDonald, Peter Donhue and Brooke Moore -- The effect of the tax-transfer system on retirement savings / Deborah Fretz and Michael R. Veall