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Marital Status of Elders by Age and Sex, United States, 1991. 100. Never married. Married spouse present. Divorced or separated. Widowed. 82.4. 79.0. 80. 69.5. 61.1. 60. 51.4. 47.5. 45.6. 40. 35.3. 28.1. 20.2. 20. 9.2. 8.8. 8.5. 7.2. 6.1. 5.5. 5.2. 5.4. 5.2. 4.6. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Males Age Females Age
WidowedDivorced orseparated
Marriedspouse present
Never married
4.6 4.11.8
4.8 5.5 5.4
79.0
69.5
47.551.4
28.1
8.87.25.26.1
8.55.2
3.3
9.2
45.6
20.2
35.3
61.1
82.4
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (1992)
Marital Status of Elders by Age and Sex, United States, 1991
30
With personof same sex36.6%
Separated fromsame-sex relationship13.8%
Widowed fromsame-sex relationship5%
Widowed fromheterosexual marriage2.5%
Heterosexualmarriage5%
Not in a relationship21.3%
Separated fromheterosexual13.8%
Relationship Status of Self-Identified Lesbians and Gay Men over Fifty Years Old
Health and Psychological Well-Being in 1991, by 1977 Importance of Being a Religious Person
Self-RatedHealth
1977 Importance of Being Religious
ImportantUnimportant
Note: *Mean differences significant at the .05 level or better, using t-tests.Source: Atchley (1997).
FunctionalHealth Morale
4.14.0
4.54.4
32.932.8
1991 Mean Scores
Rating of Life in Retirement
84.4*80.2
• Retirement becomes a major decision with financial, social and psychological aspects.
• Older adults must cope with losses.
• Erikson’s crisis of integrity vs despair
• Life review may take place at this time or earlier.
• Ageism may impair the progress of the older adult.
• Retirement becomes a major decision with financial, social and psychological aspects.
• Older adults must cope with losses.
• Erikson’s crisis of integrity vs despair
• Life review may take place at this time or earlier.
• Ageism may impair the progress of the older adult.
Summary of Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood