This text consists of a collection of seven papers which look at constructing measures of occupational socioeconomic status by combining census data on occupati
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As the population of older Americans grows, it is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. Differences in health by racial and ethnic status could be incr
Most Americans strongly favor equality of opportunity if not outcome, but many are weary of poverty's seeming immunity to public policy. This helps to explain t