Declining eligibility for social security spouse and widow benefits in the United States?

被引:19
作者
Meyer, MH [1 ]
Wolf, DA [1 ]
Himes, CL [1 ]
机构
[1] Syracuse Univ, Maxwell Sch, Ctr Policy Res, Syracuse, NY 13244 USA
关键词
Social Security; women; race;
D O I
10.1177/0164027505284166
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Currently, two thirds of older women receive Social Security spouse and widow benefits, which are distributed on the basis of marital rather than employment status. But marriage rates are down, particularly among Black women. This study used June 1985, 1990, and 1995 Current Population Survey data to trace trends in marriage for women from five birth cohorts and to predict marital patterns for the latter three cohorts. The authors found that the proportion of women who will reach age 62 without 10-year marriages, and thus be ineligible for spouse and widow benefits, is increasing modestly for Whites and Hispanics but dramatically for African Americans. When women who were born in the 1960s reach age 62, 82% of Whites, 85% of Hispanics, and just 50% of Blacks will be eligible. The authors discuss alternative mechanisms for distributing benefits.
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页码:240 / 260
页数:21
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