Table 1. Characteristics of Older Parents and Adult Children in Six Nations (N = 2, 698).
| Englanda | Germanya | Israela | Norwaya | Spaina | LSOGb | p valuec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent characteristics | |||||||
| Mothers (%) | 66.1 | 63.5 | 50.7 | 54.2 | 61.9 | 61.3 | .000 |
| Married (%) | 49.3 | 48.9 | 43.6 | 44.4 | 51.3 | 70.0 | .000 |
| Age in years (mean) | 77.2 | 78.0 | 77.3 | 78.5 | 77.0 | 73.4 | .000 |
| College education (%) | 8.5 | 11.9 | 36.4 | 39.0 | 4.3 | 34.9 | .000 |
| Problem climbing stairs (%) | 47.7 | 42.7 | 39.2 | 23.5 | 50.7 | 31.4 | .000 |
| Child characteristics | |||||||
| Daughters (%) | 47.9 | 51.2 | 53.2 | 51.5 | 55.2 | 57.3 | .082 |
| Married (%) | 68.8 | 78.3 | 87.3 | 61.7 | 78.0 | 71.6 | .000 |
| Age in years (mean) | 46.9 | 49.4 | 46.5 | 47.3 | 46.1 | 49.4 | .000 |
| Number of siblings (mean) | 1.3 | .9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .000 |
| Relationship characteristics In-person contact/coresidence | .000 | ||||||
| Live together (%) | 8.9 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 22.5 | 3.3 | — |
| Daily contact (%) | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 7.6 | — |
| Weekly contact (%) | 47.0 | 37.3 | 58.7 | 42.8 | 44.7 | 29.2 | — |
| Less than weekly contact (%) | 35.1 | 45.8 | 29.4 | 44.0 | 15.7 | 60.0 | — |
| Parent receives help with chores (%) | 17.6 | 17.2 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 14.7 | 8.7 | .000 |
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| Sample size | 492 | 472 | 442 | 410 | 417 | 465 | |
a
OASIS.
b
LSOG.
c
Chi-square test performed for nominal variables and ANOVA for continuous variables.