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Wong, Jen D.; Almeida, David M. – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose of the study: This study examines how employment status (worker vs. retiree) and life course influences (age, gender, and marital status) are associated with time spent on daily household chores. Second, this study assesses whether the associations between daily stressors and time spent on daily household chores differ as a function of…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Employed Women, Organizations (Groups), Housework
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Hoffman, Geoffrey J.; Lee, Jihey; Mendez-Luck, Carolyn A. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: This study examines health-risk behaviors among "Baby Boomer" caregivers and non-caregivers. Design and Methods: Data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey of the state's non-institutionalized population provided individual-level, caregiving, and health behavior characteristics for 5,688 informal…
Descriptors: Evidence, Marital Status, Smoking, Chronic Illness
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Pruchno, Rachel A.; Wilson-Genderson, Maureen; Rose, Miriam; Cartwright, Francine – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Positing that successful aging has independent, yet related, dimensions that are both objective and subjective, we examine how early influences and contemporary characteristics define 4 groups of people. Design and Methods: Data were gathered from 5,688 persons aged 50-74 years living in New Jersey who participated in telephone…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Health Behavior, Drinking, Aging (Individuals)