The Elderly and the COVID Pandemic: Early Findings on the Impact on Health, Mental Well-Being, and Financial Situation

Year of Publication
2021
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Series Title
EBRI Issue Brief
Institution
Employee Benefit Research Institute
City
Washington, D.C.
Abstract

Using early releases of data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) COVID-19 Project survey, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) examines the various impacts of the pandemic on older Americans’ health, mental well-being, and financial situation. The bottom line is that the responses within the HRS depict an older population that was clearly impacted by the pandemic but that was — overall — remarkably resilient. However, the data also identify key areas of concern as well, including lower wealth and those near or early in retireme

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https://www.ebri.org/content/the-elderly-and-the-covid-pandemic-early-findings-on-the-impact-on-health-mental-well-being-and-financial-situation
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