Right, but over age 75 one would expect both men and women to be facing the same pressures of potentially (a) stopping work and (b) losing a spouse due to death. It appears that both of those can disproportionately affect males in our culture as men are pressured to work hard and provide for their family [0] and when a spouse dies, men do not have the same &quot;social and familial connections&quot; as women for support [1].<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;link.springer.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;10.1007&#x2F;s00406-003-0397-6#page-1" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;link.springer.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;10.1007&#x2F;s00406-003-0397-6#p...</a><p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jstor.org&#x2F;stable&#x2F;10.2307&#x2F;352844" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jstor.org&#x2F;stable&#x2F;10.2307&#x2F;352844</a>