The Impact of Childhood and Adult SES on Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Well-Being in Later Life

OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and health across the life course and their variations by gender and race/ethnicity. METHODS: The sample included 19,949 respondents aged 50 or over from the 1998 Health and Retirement Study. RESULTS: Lower childhood SES was... View More