Tag: HRS

Seniors climbing coin stacks

What kind of financial shape are retirees in? A 2017 study refocused attention on this old question, and it has taken on greater urgency as more and more baby boomers retire. The study looked at the accuracy of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS) and confirmed earlier research showing that it dramatically under-estimates…

Smiling man pouring friends wine during a dinner party

Abstract Today, 25 percent of all caregivers of elderly are adult children.  However, while the parents of the Baby Boom generation had three children per household on average, the Boomers themselves only have two.  This project uses the Health and Retirement Study to assess how the number of children a person has affects the demand…