Author Question: Chapter 14 discusses the financial status of elderly women. According to this discussion, a. only ... (Read 63 times)

student77 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Chapter 14 discusses the financial status of elderly women. According to this discussion,

a. only about 10 of Canadian women over the age of 65 are in the low-income bracket.
b. in the United States, women over the age of 55 have an average annual income that is about 90 of the average annual income that men have.
c. Latina and African American women are just as likely as European American women to have a pension plan.
d. older women in the United States have lower incomes than older men, but women and men actually have comparable incomes, once you take health-care expenses into account.

Question 2

Suppose that your aunt has just retired from her job at the age of 65 . If she is like most women in this situation, which of the following statements is likely to describe her adjustment to retirement?

a. She is likely to be looking forward to the routine work involved in maintaining a household.
b. She will probably be relieved that she doesn't have to deal with all the people at work.
c. She is likely to adjust well to retirement, in contrast to men who retire at the same age.
d. She may have difficulty adjusting to the drop in available income, following retirement.