Tag: mortality risk
The brief’s key findings are: In recent decades, life expectancy at age 65 in the U.S. has been lagging behind other high-income countries, particularly for women. A major reason is that, historically, the U.S. has had higher rates of smoking and obesity. As a result, the U.S. has made less progress at reducing deaths related…
Abstract This paper examines the link between retirement and health by examining whether mortality changes discontinuously at the Social Security eligibility threshold at age 62. It uses data from the National Center for Health Statistics’ Multiple Cause of Death, the Health and Retirement Study, and the Social Security Master Beneficiary Records and Numident Files. Critical components of…
