Lifetime job demands, work capacity at older ages, and Social Security benefit claiming decisions

Nicholas, Lauren Hersch. “Lifetime job demands, work capacity at older ages, and Social Security benefit claiming decisions”. CRR WP 2014-15, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, November 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104742.
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Abstract

We use Health and Retirement Study data linked to the Department of Labor's O*Net classification system to examine the relationship between lifetime exposure to occupational demands and retirement behavior. We consistently found that both non-routine cognitive analytic and non-routine physical demands were associated with worse health, earlier labor force exit, and increased use of Social Security Disability Insurance. The growing share of workers in jobs with high levels of cognitive demand may contribute to growth in DI use.

Title
Lifetime job demands, work capacity at older ages, and Social Security benefit claiming decisions
Author
Nicholas, Lauren Hersch
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
working paper
Date Issued
November 2014
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
CRR WP
Series Number
2014-15
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104742
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Subject
Health/long-term care

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