back to homepage Join Our Mailing List Sitemap Contact us   
  Previous Back to Statistics Main Page Next  
A study by Moen, Kim, and Hofmeister (2001) found that of their respondents, "Almost one-fifth (17.6%) of married respondents…are currently in jobs subsequent to their primary career job; this fact indicates that the retirement exit is becoming increasingly blurred." (p.60)

Moen, P., Kim, J., & Hofmeister, H. (2001, March).  Couples' work/retirement transitions, gender, and marital quality.  Social Psychology Quaterly, 64(1), 55-71.

Using data from both the first (1994-1995) and second (1996-1997) waves of the Cornell Retirement and Well-being Study, this paper explored "whether couples' [individuals between the ages of 50 and 72] employment/retirement circumstances predict marital quality differently for men and for women." (p.55, 58)

  Previous Back to Statistics Main Page Next  

140 Commonwealth Avenue - McGuinn, 6th Floor - Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Email: age.work@bc.edu - Phone: 617.552.9195 - Fax: 617.552.9202
produced by ineri