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		MRRC Newsletter: Volume 12 Issue 1 - May 2011
		Director’s Corner The May issue of the newsletter includes an article and photos covering the annual MRRC Research Workshop in April. 2011 MRRC Annual Research Workshop On May 15-16, 2011, about 50 researchers gathered at the Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor to attend the Seventh Annual Michigan Retirement Research Center (MRRC) Research Workshop. MRRC Annual Research Workshop Photos Conscientious People Earn More and Save More for Retirement Americans who are more conscientious have higher lifetime earnings and save more for retirement, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Retirement Research Center. Social Security's Live Webinars: Viewer Questions Fielded On-the-Spot On March 10, 2001, MRRC organized a viewing of the Social Security Administration webinar, Social Security 101: What’s in it for me? for staff at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. Social Security Webinars 2010 Key Findings on Disability Did You Know? Administration on Aging Offers Statistics and Resources Statistics on Older Americans The older population--persons 65 years or older--numbered 39.6 million in 2009. They represented 12.9% of the U.S. population, about one in every eight Americans. MRRC Researchers in the News Sign Up to Receive the MRRC Newsletter Download PDF version