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Disability trends in gender and race groups of early retirement ages in the USA

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  • Konstantin Arbeev
  • Alexander Butov
  • Kenneth Manton
  • Igor Sannikov
  • Anatoli Yashin

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Objectives: To analyse disability trends over the 1980s–1990s in gender and race groups of early retirement ages in USA. Methods: Disability trends for white and black males and females aged 65–69 and 70+ are analysed using the 1982–1999 NLTCS. Disability is analysed at three levels (instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), activities of daily living (ADL), and institutionalisation). Results: 1) A larger increase in proportions of non-disabled blacks aged 65–69 compared with whites and males compared with females. 2) Differences in disability trends among gender and race groups. 3) A faster absolute decline in non-institutionalised disabled aged 65–69. 4) A larger absolute decline and a smaller relative decline in proportions of disabled aged 70+ compared with 65–69. 5) A significant decrease in the proportion of ADL disabled blacks and an increase of ADL disabled white females in the age group 70+. Conclusions: Americans aged 65–69 years manifest a significant improvement in health over the 1980s–1990s but the dynamics differs in gender and race groups. Possible reasons for these differences are discussed. Copyright Birkhäuser-Verlag Basel 2004

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  • Konstantin Arbeev & Alexander Butov & Kenneth Manton & Igor Sannikov & Anatoli Yashin, 2004. "Disability trends in gender and race groups of early retirement ages in the USA," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 49(2), pages 142-151, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:49:y:2004:i:2:p:142-151
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-004-3041-y
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