This paper examines the extent to which an individual's income status position relative to others in one's own cohort is maintained over the later life course. Changes in the income status of individuals are estimated within a synthetic cohort. Using a series of cross-sectional datafiles from...

The relationship between socio-economic status and the health status of Canadians is well documented. However, the dynamics of this relationship over the adult life course remain largely unexplored. This paper uses data from the 1998-1999 Canadian National Population Health Survey to examine...