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| a set of consecutive ages that tend to have similiar incomes |
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| people who rely on another person for primarly financial support---e.g., childre, spouse, other family members |
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| the state of the e3conomy, whether favorable or unfavorable, as measured by economic indicators, including interest and unemployment rates |
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| the highest grade in school or degree completed |
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| a persons work circumstances, whether employed or unemployed, full-time or part-time, self-or other-employed |
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| a persons health factors, whether sick or well, able or disabl;ed, injured or not |
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| whether married or single, divorced, separated, etc. |
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| the sum total of assets belonging to one person---including money, property, and personal possessions. |
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| the stage during which most people from a family, begin to work and earn money. |
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| the stage that includes the peak earning years, giving money to oneself |
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| the stage of retirement and wealth consumptio, money given to chosen ones |
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| a family of young adults wo marry; newly weds |
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| a chile-bearing family; has one or more young children. |
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| a developing family, with children growing into middle childhood and early teens |
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| a family with middle-age parents and children leaving home for college, etc. |
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| a pre-retirement family, no children at hom |
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| a family or elderly adults, usually retired |
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| families that do not follow the 'typical' life cycle stages |
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