Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction and Overview 3
5. Population Aging and the Definition of “Old”
6. How Old Is Old? Revising the Definition Based on Life Table Criteria 15
7. The Future Population of Canada and Its Age Distribution 27
8. Family, Health, and Economic Security in Later Life
9. Independence of Older Persons: Meaning and Determinants 59
10. Changes in Work and Family over the Life Course: Implications for Economic Security of Today’s and Tomorrow’s Older Women 85
11. Income, Health, Disability, and the Functional Independence of the Elderly 112
12. Health, Age, and Financial Preparations for Later Life 136
13. Unpaid Time Contributions by Seniors in Canada 156
14. Age Patterns of Income, Saving, and Expenditure
15. Cohort, Year, and Age Effects in Canadian Wage Data 183
16. Saving before and after Retirement: A Study of Canadian Couples, 1969-92 215
17. How Well Does the Consumer Price Index Serve as an Index of Inflation for Older Age Groups? 255
18. Retirement and Pension Issues
19. The Economic Consequences of Unexpected Early Retirement 267
20. The Independence and Economic Security of Older Women Living Alone 293
21. The Poverty of Retired Widows 328
22. The Effect of the Tax-Transfer System on Retirement Savings 346
23. Contributors 373
24. Index 375