Table 3.
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.