Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Financing Retirement
6. 1. Were They Prepared for Retirement? Financial Status at Advanced Ages in the HRS and AHEAD Cohorts 21
7. 2. Economic Preparation for Retirement 77
8. 3. How Well Are Social Security Recipients Protected from Inflation? 119
9. 4. The Availability and Utilization of 401(k) Loans 145
10. II. Health and Health Care
11. 5. Dimensions of Health in the Elderly Population 179
12. 6. The Value of Progress against Cancer in the Elderly 203
13. 7. Self- Reported Disability and Reference Groups 237
14. 8. “Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise?” Revisited: An Analysis of the Causal Pathways from Socioeconomic Status to Health 267
15. 9. Childhood Health and Differences in Late- Life Health Outcomes between England and the United States 321
16. 10. The Financial Crisis and the Well-Being of America 343
17. Contributors 377
18. Author Index 381
19. Subject Index 385