Perceived neighbourhood context, disability onset and old age

Disability in Old Age

Age at disability onset and self-reported health status

BACKGROUND The critical importance of improving the well-being of people with disabilities is highlighted in many national health plans. Self-reported health status is reduced both with age and among people with disabilities. Because both factors are related to health status and the influence of the age at disability onset on health status is unclear, we examined the relationship between disabi...

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance: Administrative Expenses

THE ADMINISTRATION of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program has never cost more than a small proportion of contribution income-2-3 percent in most years. Administrative costs are also small by another measure; as a proportion of the total taxable payroll on which contributions are based, they are less than ‘/ of 1 percent. The costs are met from two funds-the old-age and surv...

Socioeconomic and Demographic Disparities in Trends in Old-Age Disability

Old-age disability rates among all major socioeconomic and demographic groups declined over the past two decades, but the magnitude of the fall was larger for those who have higher income, have more years of education, are married, and are younger. As a result, disparities in disability have increased. The causes of these developments are unknown, while the potential ramifications for social an...

Coverage of Ministers Under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

THE 1954 amendments to the Social Security Act, which first extended the coverage of the oldage, survivors, and disability insurance program to ministers, made coverage available to them on an individual voluntary basis. Since clergymen are the only group whose coverage is on this basis, information about their participa,tion in the program is of special interest. The experience provides a uniq...