HEALTH EFFECTS OF EXTENDED WORKING LIFE AMONG OLDER ADULTS
Rongfang Zhan, Elias Mpofu · 2024
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Rongfang Zhan and Elias Mpofu ask whether working past 66 helps or harms older adults in a 2024 paper. Data came from six waves of a national retirement study. The sample held 4,492 Americans aged 50 and over. Health, mood, and daily function were tracked across waves.
Staying in the workforce tied to lower mental illness risk. Money shaped which health domain gained the most. Lower-income workers gained physical health and independence from work. Higher-income workers gained mental well-being instead. Chronic disease rates did not differ by work status. The results inform debates on raising retirement ages. Guarding older workers' health is part of the policy mix.
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| CREATOR | Rongfang Zhan, Elias Mpofu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |