Tag: older people
Social networks dwindle naturally over the years as spouses die and friends lose touch. Nearly half of 75-year-olds are widowed or single. Disabilities like diminished hearing or a bum knee also interfere with an older person’s ability to socialize. But maintaining a robust network is crucial, because a substantial body of research shows that retirees…
This dependency needs to be part of any discussion about the program’s future. For decades, the Social Security Administration has put out reports showing the percentage of household income attributable to Social Security. In recent years, some analysts have criticized the reliance of these estimates on data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Studies hav…
