Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-5-2017
Publication Title
Journal of Sociological Research
Volume
8
Issue
2
First page number:
17
Last page number:
31
Abstract
This paper examines official life expectancy data and its contribution to the myth of increasing longevity in the US; critiques common assumptions by comparing average life expectancy with age-specific death rates and ties the conventional view to mis-placed calls for Social Security and retirement reform based on official statistics.
Keywords
life expectancy, social inequality, official statistics, demography, retirement
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270 KB
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Parker, R. E.,
Achaval, V. G.
(2017).
The Myth of Increasing Life Expectancy and Its Social Policy Implications.
Journal of Sociological Research, 8(2),
17-31.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jsr.v8i2.11138