SSI Eligibility and Participation Among the Oldest Old: Evidence from the AHEAD.
This article models Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility and participation among persons aged 70 or older using data from the Study of Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old. An econometric model estimates the influence of socioeconomic characteristics on the probability of SSI pa...
| Publicado en: | Social Security Bulletin Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 38 - 64 |
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Social Security Administration
2001/2002
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| Sumario: | This article models Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility and participation among persons aged 70 or older using data from the Study of Assets and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old. An econometric model estimates the influence of socioeconomic characteristics on the probability of SSI participation among eligible units. Finally, a policy simulation is conducted by increasing the unearned income disregard from $20 to $125. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. |
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