poor material conditions such as subjective poverty or low relative value of wealth significantly increase the probability … find that poverty defined with respect to relative incomes has no effect on changes in health. However, broader measures of … analysed. In addition to this the subjective measure of poverty has a significant effect on mortality, increasing it by 40 …

program participation among low-income senior (age 60 and older) and non-senior households using data from the 2001 …

households with disabilities. The paper uses 24 censuses and general household surveys from 21 low- and middle-income countries … findings of interest. First, disability is not rare in low- and middle-income countries. The median prevalence stands at 10 … disability and, in particular, with respect to educational attainment, work outcomes, poverty, food security, exposure to shocks …

consumption of older Americans. Results: The poverty rate is cut in fourth if both income and consumption are used to define … poverty. Those most likely to be poor using a combined measure over both income and consumption are women, widows, blacks, and … renters. The income poor alone display sufficient assets to raise consumption above poverty thresholds, while the consumption …

income of the pensioners fell behind that of workers and relative poverty increased. The analysis shows that the limited … resources of many of the elderly put them close to a socially interesting poverty line. Income inequality among the elderly has … characterized by increased influence from the financial market and extreme economic events - using data from the Household Income …

This report surveys a dozen international comparative studies of poverty, income distribution and the elderly in OECD … fare? What is the mix between public and private sources of income? Do the elderly poor remain poor? There is also a … there remain pockets of poverty among the elderly, most studies show that the old are represented proportionally or under …