Poverty and Living Arrangements Among Older Women: Are Changes in Economic Well-Being Underestimated?

1988 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. S22-S27 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. C. Holden
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Well Being

Grandparent Coresidence and Family Well-Being

2014 ◽  
Vol 654 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Dunifon ◽  
Kathleen M. Ziol-Guest ◽  
Kimberly Kopko
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
The Family ◽  
New Research ◽  
Economic Well Being

U.S. children today have increasingly diverse living arrangements. In 2012, 10 percent of children lived with at least one grandparent; 8 percent lived in three-generational households, consisting of a parent and a grandparent; while 2 percent lived with a grandparent and no parent in the household. This article reviews the literature on grandparent coresidence and presents new research on children coresiding with grandparents in modern families. Findings suggest that grandparent coresidence is quite common and that its prevalence increased during the Great Recession. Additionally, these living arrangements are diverse themselves, varying by the marital status of the parent, the home in which the family lives, and the economic well-being of the family. Suggestions for future research are also proposed.

Comparing Poverty Among Older People in Urban China Internationally

2007 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 451-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Industrial Countries ◽  
Income Adequacy ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
Economic Well Being

AbstractThe decline in China's overall poverty rate in recent decades reflects the success of the economic reforms, but it is also important to examine the structure of poverty. Its incidence among older people can highlight where and how pension schemes and other mechanisms succeed in providing income adequacy in old age. This article compares poverty rates among the aged living by themselves (or with their spouse) in urban China with those existing in a range of other, mainly richer industrial countries. It uses data from a national survey of the aged in China conducted in 2000 and estimates derived from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), an international project that has set the standards for comparative research on economic well-being, poverty and inequality. The results provide a robust assessment of how well China has performed in reducing poverty among older people. Using poverty lines set at one-half of median and mean income, the analysis indicates that while relative poverty among older people in urban China exceeds that in other countries, the gap varies with living arrangements, where the poverty line is set and how older people are defined, but is far smaller than the underlying differences in per capita income.

scholarly journals Associations between changes in loneliness and social connections, and mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Women’s Health Initiative

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph S Goveas ◽  
Roberta M Ray ◽  
Nancy F Woods ◽  
Jo Ann E Manson ◽  
Candyce H Kroenke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Social Connection ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Factors Associated

Abstract Background Older women have faced significant disruptions in social connections during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Whether loneliness increased, or whether a change in loneliness from pre- to intra-pandemic period was associated with mental health during the pandemic is unknown. Methods Older women (n=27,479; mean age 83.2 [SD: 5.4] years) completed surveys in mid-2020, including questions about loneliness, living arrangements, changes in social connections, and mental health. Loneliness was also previously assessed in 2014-2016. We examined whether loneliness changed from the pre- to intra-pandemic period and explored factors associated with this change. In multivariable models, we investigated the association of changes in loneliness and social connections with mental health. Results Loneliness increased from pre- to intra-pandemic levels. Factors associated with worsening loneliness included older age, experiencing stressful life events, bereavement, histories of vascular disease and depression, and social connection disruptions. Factors associated with a decrease in loneliness included identifying as Black, engaging in more frequent physical activity, being optimistic, and having a higher purpose in life. A 3-point increase in loneliness scores was associated with higher perceived stress, higher depressive, and higher anxiety symptoms. Social connection disruptions showed modest or no associations with mental health. Conclusions Loneliness increased during the pandemic in older women and was associated with higher stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms. Our findings point to opportunities for interventions targeting lifestyle behaviors, well-being, disrupted social connections, and paying closer attention to those with specific medical and mental health histories that may reduce loneliness and improve mental health.

Children in Single-Father Families in Demographic Perspective

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 441-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID J. EGGEBEEN ◽  
ANASTASIA R. SNYDER ◽  
WENDY D. MANNING
Keyword(s):  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Single Parent ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Single Parent Family ◽  
Never Married ◽  
Single Father ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Incomes ◽  
Economic Well Being

The purpose of this article is to examine the other (much more neglected) single-parent family type: those single-parent families headed by fathers. We use specially constructed child files from the 1960-1990 Public Use Microdata Samples data from the Census of Population to address two general questions: (a) To what extent has both the likelihood and the demographic characteristics of these families changed over time? (b) What are the consequences for children of living in different kinds of father-only families? We find that single-father families are comparatively rare, but increasing rapidly, especially since 1980. Increasingly, these families are formed by fathers who are young, never married, with low incomes, and fewer children. Analysis of the 1990 data reveal wide diversity in living arrangements among children in single-father families. Furthermore, the social capital of children's fathers, the availability of adults, and children's economic well-being vary markedly across these types of families.

The Economic Well-Being of Older Women Who Become Divorced or Separated in Mid- or Later Life

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Davies ◽  
Margaret Denton
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Retirement Income ◽  
Money Income ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Income Dynamics ◽  
Pension Income ◽  
Economic Well Being

ABSTRACTThis paper examines the economic well-being of women who become divorced or separated in mid- or later life, using 1994 data from Statistics Canada's Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics. Economic well-being is measured by adjusted economic family total money income, before-tax low-income cut-offs, and ownership of dwelling. Women and men aged 65 and over still in their first marriages are compared with women and men, aged 65 and over, who were divorced or separated at age 45 or older. Results show that women who become divorced or separated in mid- or later life are more likely to have low income than married persons and men who become divorced or separated in mid- or later life. Persons who divorce or separate in mid- or later life are less likely than married persons to live in a dwelling that is owned by a member of the household. Regression analyses show that receiving pension income and receiving earnings are positively associated with income for women who become divorced or separated in mid- or later life. Implications for the Canadian legal and retirement income systems are discussed.

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