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. 2023 Aug 17;78(11):1935–1946. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbad118

Table 3.

Relative Risk Ratios from Multinomial Logistic Regression Model Predicting Caregiving Arrangements Among Respondents Who Report Difficulty with ADLs or Live in a Nursing Home, Survey of Aging, Health and Retirement in Europe (Pooled 2015 and 2019 Samples)

Care Gap: Neither family/unpaid care nor paid care Only paid care Both family/unpaid and paid care Live in nursing home
vs only family/ unpaid care vs Only family/ unpaid care vs Only family/ unpaid care vs Only family/ unpaid care
Family structure (partnered, has children)
 Partnered, no child(ren) 0.81 2.17* 1.07 0.74
 Unpartnered, has child(ren) 1.72*** 3.44*** 1.24 4.21***
 Unpartnered, no children 2.32*** 7.50*** 1.79* 17.87***
 Men (Women) 0.87 0.85 0.79* 1.11
Age (50–54)
 55–59 0.96 1.68 1.08 7.51**
 60–64 1.05 2.96 2.45 6.82**
 65–69 1.10 3.36* 2.43 7.48**
 70–74 0.75 4.31** 2.20 6.91**
 75–79 0.77 3.87* 3.17* 7.53**
 80+ 0.55* 8.33*** 4.93** 20.66***
Education (Less than upper secondary education)
 Upper secondary and vocational training 1.36** 1.09 1.39* 0.98
 Tertiary education 1.64*** 0.99 1.41 1.90**
Total wealth (≤49,999, Euros)
 50k–149,999 1.05 0.80 0.70* 0.24***
 150k–500k 1.57*** 1.08 0.89 0.20***
 ≥500k 1.17 0.50** 0.67 0.18***
Number of difficulties with ADLs 0.72*** 0.999 1.28*** 0.96
Regions (Western Europe)
 Northern Europe 0.99 1.09 0.31*** 0.93
 Southern Europe 0.40*** 0.25*** 0.28*** 0.23***
 Eastern Europe 0.50*** 0.07*** 0.12*** 0.08***
 Israel 0.49** 2.63*** 1.18 1.01
Constant 5.11*** 0.06*** 0.16*** 0.04***

Notes: The analytic sample is respondents aged 50 and older who have difficulty with at least one ADL or live in a nursing home. The total N = 14,355.

*p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001.