Heflin, London, Wilmoth analysis of economic well-being among older adults published in JGSW
Apr 28, 2015
Economic Well-Being among Older-Adult Households: Variation by Veteran and Disability Status
Janet Wilmoth, Andrew London & Colleen Heflin
Journal of Gerontological Social Work, April 2015
This analysis uses data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine whether veteran and disability statuses are jointly associated with poverty and material hardship among households that include an older adult. Compared to households that do not include a person with a disability or veteran, disabled nonveteran households are more likely to be in poverty and to experience home hardship, medical hardship, and bill-paying hardship. Disabled veteran households are not significantly different in terms of poverty, but exhibit the highest odds of home hardship, medical hardship, bill-paying hardship, and food insufficiency. The implications for social work practice are discussed.
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