Precarious Aging: the Spatial Context of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Economic Security in Later Life

Mutchler, Jan, Li, Yang and Roldan, Nidya Velasco (2021) Precarious Aging: the Spatial Context of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Economic Security in Later Life. Generations journal, 45 (2). (https://www.jstor.org/stable/48663627).

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Abstract

Many older adults struggle to meet their daily expenses, but persons of color have amplified risk of economic insecurity. In this article, by situating older adults in their geographic locations of residence, we discuss how life-course experiences intersect with aspects of older people’s communities to produce disparities in experiencing precarious financial situations. Race-based risks and disadvantages that accumulate over time yield racial disparities in income among older adults. Taking into account local cost of living reveals substantial disparities in economic security by race. Disparities are far greater in some states than in others

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Published date: 2021

Additional Information: We acknowledge with appreciation the support of the RRF Foundation for Aging, the National Council on Aging, The Silver Century Foundation, The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, and the Gary and Mary West Foundation. Thanks also to our UMass Boston colleagues Len Fishman and Marc Cohen, and to members of the Elder Index Strategy Group.

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