Measuring Prices Paid by the Elderly

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging.

Consumer price indexes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1980

Summary:

Assesses the need for and constructs a special Consumer Price Index (CPI) for older persons, in light of elderly purchasing patterns which differ from the population group represented in the CPI currently used to adjust social security benefits for inflation

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Measuring Prices Paid by the Elderly

Publisher Number:

CRS-1980-ECN-0092

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