Title | Pathways to retirement: patterns of labor force participation and labor market exit among the pre-retirement population by race, Hispanic origin, and sex. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2000 |
Authors | Flippen, C, Tienda, M |
Journal | J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci |
Volume | 55 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | S14-27 |
Date Published | 2000 Jan |
ISSN Number | 1079-5014 |
Call Number | pubs_2000_Flippen_CJGSeriesB.pdf |
Keywords | Aged, Black or African American, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Employment, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Personnel Downsizing, Regression Analysis, Retirement, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic factors, United States, White People |
Abstract | OBJECTIVES: This study examines the pre-retirement labor force participation behavior of Black, White, and Hispanic men and women to determine how patterns of labor market exit differ among groups. METHODS: We combine data from the first and second waves of the Health and Retirement Study and apply multinomial logit regression techniques to model labor force status in the first wave of the HRS and change over time. RESULTS: Black, Hispanic, and female elderly persons experience more involuntary job separation in the years immediately prior to retirement, and the resulting periods of joblessness often eventuate in "retirement" or labor force withdrawal. Minority disadvantage in human capital, health, and employment characteristics accounts for a large part of racial and ethnic differences in labor force withdrawal. Nevertheless, Black men and Hispanic women experience more involuntary labor market exits than Whites with similar socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. DISCUSSION: Workers most vulnerable to labor market difficulties during their youth confront formidable obstacles maintaining their desired level of labor force attachment as they approach their golden years. This has significant policy implications for the contours of gender and race/ethnic inequality among elderly persons, particularly as life expectancy and the size of the minority elderly population continue to increase. |
DOI | 10.1093/geronb/55.1.s14 |
User Guide Notes | |
Endnote Keywords | Labor Force Participation/Health Status/Economic Status/Retirement Planning/Basic Demographics |
Endnote ID | 8376 |
Alternate Journal | J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci |
Citation Key | 6707 |
PubMed ID | 10728126 |
Grant List | AG12857 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States |