a Department of Gerontology, Center for Social & Demographic Research on Aging, Gerontology Institute, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies , University of Massachusetts Boston , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2019 Mar-Apr;31(2):123-137. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2018.1465798. Epub 2018 May 22.
Older Americans rely heavily on Social Security benefits (SSBs) to support independent lifestyles, and many have few or no additional sources of income. We establish the extent to which SSBs adequately support economic security, benchmarked by the Elder Economic Security Standard Index. We document variability across U.S. counties in the adequacy levels of SSBs among older adults. We find that the average SSBs fall short of what is required for economic security in every county in the United States, but the level of shortfall varies considerably by location. Policy implications relating to strengthening Social Security and other forms of retirement income are discussed.
美国老年人高度依赖社会保障福利（SSB）来维持独立的生活方式，他们中的许多人几乎没有或没有其他收入来源。我们以老年人经济安全标准指数为基准，确定 SSB 在多大程度上足以支持经济安全。我们记录了美国各县老年人 SSB 充足水平的差异。我们发现，在美国的每个县，平均 SSB 都不足以满足经济安全的要求，但亏空水平因地点而异。讨论了与加强社会保障和其他形式的退休收入有关的政策影响。
