Tag: race

Group of older people under a tree

The brief’s key findings are: The earnings and wealth gaps between whites and minorities are enormous. The question is how these disparities translate to retirement preparedness. In 2016, the share of whites at risk in retirement was 48 percent vs. 54 percent for blacks and 61 percent for Hispanics, smaller than the earnings/wealth disparities. T…

African American businesswoman raising hand, asking question in business conference

Abstract This paper examines the association of structural discriminatory risk factors and health with retirement age.  It uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS).  Critical components of the analysis include ordinary least squares regressions to evaluate associations of discrimination (major lifetime discrimination, neighborhood disadvantage, work discrimination and everyday discrimination) and health with retirement age,…