are also notably different in the extent of income and racial/ethnic inequalities. It is within this context that this … study compares the relative strength of the relationships between social, economic, and demographic factors (sex, age …, marital status, income, education, country of birth, and race/ethnicity) and health status in Canada and the United States …

results vary depending on gender and ethnic background. In fact economic inequality according to type of occupation can be … attributed to gender rather than ethnicity; that is, the Canadian labour force continues to be more gender- than ethnically … both gender and ethnicity as predictors of well-being, future research should examine the intersection between the two …

inequality-health relationship across the life course with particular focus on old age when income distributions often shift … significant across old age, notably for males, regardless of adjustments for average population income or countries of observation … income. In old age the data are entirely contrary to the hypothesis. More research is needed to understand the mechanisms …

the spouses' age difference on the correlation, with the maximum correlation occurring approximately when the spouses …

pension, old age security, and health care systems mean that the financial preparations that people make are becoming … Independence are used to investigate the role of health and age in the financial preparations that households make for later life … increasing odds of making other investments, paying off debts and making other purchases. Middle aged respondents (age 50-64) are …

health of immigrants. Other characteristics associated with poor mental health include; age, gender, visa category, marital …

conditions that may have caused disabilities among non-institutionalized older adults by high and low income. Disabled … as many senior women had low income compared with senior men. Mobility and agility disabilities were the most common … reported by low and high income respondents. Among 55-64 year olds, low income respondents were generally less likely to be …

Income Dynamics, we study the health transitions for those who were in good health in the first year, focussing especially on … income and education. The initial good health restriction removes from the sample those whose incomes may have been affected … -- that changes in health status over the subsequent two years are related in particular to income and education. …

then goes on to consider changes in patterns of labour force participation of older age groups, their income levels and … begins by discussing the definition of "old" and the case for an upward revision of the traditional age-65 definition. It …

Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) and The Family Expenditure Survey (FAMEX). We examine Income and Expenditure Patterns over … of the older group of these women (ages 60-75) grew more rapidly over the period. The growth in income has gone almost …