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Title: Economic Change at Mid-Life Widowhood: A Longitudinal Analysis
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Morgan, Leslie A. |
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Economic Change at Mid-Life Widowhood: A Longitudinal Analysis Journal of Marriage and Family 43,4 (November 1981): 899-907. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/351346 Cohort(s): Mature Women Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): Family Resources; Marital Disruption; Poverty; Social Security; Well-Being; Widows Widowhood has been found to have a negative association with the financial well-being of women in cross-sectional studies. In this study cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses are compared in a national sample of mature women widowed in mid-life. Results of the cross-sectional analysis replicate previous findings, but longitudinal comparisons fail to demonstrate a significant decline in income or financial well-being upon the death of spouses. The data also show the anticipated shift toward major reliance on earnings of the widow and Social Security benefits. Longitudinal findings suggest that many sample members were already poor prior to widowhood; consequently, widowhood is not the major cause of poverty in this group. |
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Morgan, Leslie A. "Economic Change at Mid-Life Widowhood: A Longitudinal Analysis." Journal of Marriage and Family 43,4 (November 1981): 899-907.
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