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Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Vol 52, Issue 1 S4-12, Copyright © 1997 by The Gerontological Society of America
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JE Mutchler, JA Burr, AM Pienta and MP Massagli
Department of Sociology, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA. [email protected]
The purpose of this study is to examine alternative pathways to labor force exit among older men. Based on the life course perspective, we distinguish between crisp exits from the labor force, which are characterized as being unidirectional, and blurred transition patterns, which include repeated exists, entrances, and unemployment spells. Using longitudinal data from the 1984 Survey of Income and Program Participation, we find that one-quarter of the sample of men aged 55 to 74 at first interview experienced at least one transition in labor force status over a 28-month observation period. Fewer than half of these can be characterized as crisp exists from the labor force. Our multivariate analysis suggests that blurred transition patterns are likely part of an effort to maintain economic status in later life.
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