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Introduction ............ .....- ..

 Eligibility of Respondents ..-..............

 Sampling Procedure ............... ...... ....

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Pre-Retirement Family Incomes ...............-..

 Family Incomes ............--....-..........

 Sources of Incomes .....................

 Family Resources ...................... ..


Economic Outlook for Retirement ...............

 Anticipated Retirement Incomes .............

 Anticipated Retirement Assets ...........

 Living Costs Anticipated at Age 65 ..........

 Factors Affecting Retirement Projections ......

 Occupations ..................

 Family Structure .....................-... .......

 Age and Education ........................-....-

 Health Ratings .............-.......


 Incomes and Assets .--.............


Elderly Rural Persons in Florida

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 Summary .............................

 Social Implications ......-..........

Literature Cited ..........-.............


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 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


 This report is one of several being written for publication by the
various technical committee members of the S-56 Regional Project, Eco-
nomic Provisions for Old Age Made by Rural Families in the South.
Appreciation is hereby extended to all members of the S-56 Committee
and others for their many helpful reviews and suggestions; to Professor
James C. Fortson, the University of Georgia, and to Dr. Max R. Langham
and Dr. Frank G. Martin, the University of Florida, for advisory and
statistical assistance, and to Mrs. J. M. (Lorena) Wing, a former State
welfare worker, for securing interview records.


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