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Author: Palmore, Erdman B.
Resulting in 4 citations.
1. Fillenbaum, Gerda G.
George, Linda K.
Palmore, Erdman B.
Determinants and Consequences of Retirement Among Men of Different Races and Economic Levels
Journal of Gerontology 40,1 (January 1985): 85-94.
Also: http://geronj.oxfordjournals.org/content/40/1/85.abstract
Cohort(s): Older Men
Publisher: Gerontological Society of America
Keyword(s): Health Factors; Racial Differences; Retirement/Retirement Planning; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

This paper examined predictors and consequences of retirement for black and white men differing in economic status. Data were drawn from the Social Security Administration's Retirement History Surveys (1969 and 1975) and the National Longitudinal Surveys (1966 and 1976). Basic work-related characteristics were the only predictors of retirement for black men, while more varied matters predicted retirement for whites. For blacks, the impacts of retirement were few and centered on economic and health matters. Economic consequences of retirement for black men were minimal, probably because they were recipients of age-related income supports and other income subsidies and supplements and had received low pre-retirement incomes. There were fewer determinants of retirement for low than for high income earners. Retirement tended to level incomes. Economically marginal men--those whose preretirement incomes lay between poverty level and the intermediate budget level--were most affected by retirement. Methodological issues are also discussed. [AgeLine]
Bibliography Citation
Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Linda K. George and Erdman B. Palmore. "Determinants and Consequences of Retirement Among Men of Different Races and Economic Levels." Journal of Gerontology 40,1 (January 1985): 85-94.
2. Palmore, Erdman B.
Burchett, Bruce M.
Fillenbaum, Gerda G.
George, Linda K.
Retirement: Causes and Consequences
New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 1985
Cohort(s): Older Men
Publisher: Springer
Keyword(s): Gender Differences; Longitudinal Data Sets; Racial Differences; Retirement/Retirement Planning; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Work Attachment

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

General linear statistical models were used to study the predictors and the consequences of retirement. The data analyzed were derived from the following longitudinal data sets: the Retirement History Study, the National Longitudinal Surveys, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the Duke Work and Retirement Study, the Duke Second Longitudinal Study, the Ohio Longitudinal Study, and the Michigan Study of Auto Workers. Twenty-three major conclusions were reached on the subjects of predictors of retirement, consequences of retirement, determinants of adjustment, reasons for retirement, work after retirement, gender differences, racial differences, and socioeconomic differences. Interpretations of these findings, implications for public policy, and directions for future research are outlined for each topic area. [AgeLine]
Bibliography Citation
Palmore, Erdman B., Bruce M. Burchett, Gerda G. Fillenbaum and Linda K. George. Retirement: Causes and Consequences. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 1985.
3. Palmore, Erdman B.
Fillenbaum, Gerda G.
George, Linda K.
Consequences of Retirement
Journal of Gerontology 39,1 (January 1984): 109-116.
Also: http://geronj.oxfordjournals.org/content/39/1/109.abstract
Cohort(s): Older Men
Publisher: Gerontological Society of America
Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; Career Patterns; Early Retirement; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Income; Life Satisfaction; Retirement History Study; Retirement/Retirement Planning

Six longitudinal data sets are used to examine the consequences of retirement, controlling for preretirement characteristics. Results show: (1) about one-half to three-fourths of income differences between the retired and working was caused by retirement; (2) little, if any, of the health differences are caused by retirement; (3) there are few effects of retirement on social activity; and (4) there are few effects on attitudes such as life satisfaction and happiness. Early retirement, however, has stronger effects than retirement at normal ages. The results show that retirement has different effects depending on type of outcome and timing of retirement.
Bibliography Citation
Palmore, Erdman B., Gerda G. Fillenbaum and Linda K. George. "Consequences of Retirement." Journal of Gerontology 39,1 (January 1984): 109-116.
4. Palmore, Erdman B.
George, Linda K.
Fillenbaum, Gerda G.
Predictors of Retirement
Journal of Gerontology 37,6 (November 1982): 733-742.
Also: http://geronj.oxfordjournals.org/content/37/6/733.abstract
Cohort(s): Older Men
Publisher: Gerontological Society of America
Keyword(s): Duke Retirement Study; Family Income; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Michigan Study-Auto Worker; Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID); Pensions; Retirement/Retirement Planning; Self-Reporting; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

Predictors of retirement among men were analyzed using data from seven longitudinal studies, multiple definitions of retirement, multivariate analyses, and unbiased statistical techniques. Results show that the predictors of retirement vary depending on how retirement is defined. The strongest predictors of objective retirement among men over age 65 (i.e., employed less than full-time and receiving a pension) are structural factors such as socioeconomic status and job characteristics. The strongest predictors of early retirement (i.e., retiring before age 65) and of age at retirement include both structural factors and subjective factors, such as self- rated health and attitudes. When retirement is defined by amount of employment, job characteristics are more important predictors than all the others combined.
Bibliography Citation
Palmore, Erdman B., Linda K. George and Gerda G. Fillenbaum. "Predictors of Retirement." Journal of Gerontology 37,6 (November 1982): 733-742.