The economic status of vulnerable older women.
Although the economic condition of elderly people in the United States has improved greatly in recent decades, the public's concern for income security for certain segments of the elderly population--black women and Hispanic women, particularly if they are unmarried--lingers. Their economic status remains extremely low. This article discusses the income status and work experience of black and Hispanic older women.
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George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008875:Middle Aged; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States; D014930:Women