Abstract
This research contributes knowledge regarding the options of early, normal, or delayed receipt of Social Security retirement benefits and research-based findings regarding women's expected and actual timing of election of Social Security retirement benefits. First, descriptive analyses of alternative retirement options, based on Social Security retirement benefit rules, are provided. Second, the 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006 waves of Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data are used to analyze women's anticipated and actual election of Social Security retirement benefits. Third, based on these considerations, recommendations are made regarding Social Security retirement benefit receipt alternatives.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 321-336 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Women and Aging |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- Social Security
- delayed retirement
- early retirement
- normal retirement
- women
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Geriatrics and Gerontology