Seniors Working into Retirement Years

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published June 23, 2008 at 6:31 AM PDT

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Senior citizens make up the fastest growing age group in California. And more seniors are working into their later years compared to previous decades. We'll explore the trend of working into retiremen

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Tom Fudge: Unless you have no knowledge of past history, you know that Americans are living longer these days. Current life expectancy in America is nearly 80 years of age. In 1900, the comparative number was 47.

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It makes you wonder why retirement age is still 65. If you live to be 80, what are you going to do for 15 years? A lot of people are answering that question by saying they don't intend to stop working. And today, there are more people working into what are commonly called their retirement years than in decades past.

Guest:

Kenny Goldberg , KPBS health reporter.