Table 5.
Multinomial estimation on living arrangements by children.
| In the same household | Within the county | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relative risk | Z-score | Relative risk | Z-score | |
| Child Characteristics | ||||
| Child Age | 0.837*** | −7.395 | 1.097*** | 4.247 |
| Child Age^2/100 | 1.173*** | 6.301 | 0.936*** | −2.757 |
| Male Child | 7.530*** | 23.149 | 0.841*** | −3.459 |
| # of Grandchild under 16 | 1.092 | 1.490 | 0.938 | −1.556 |
| Married | 0.332*** | −9.729 | 2.046*** | 7.827 |
| Rural Hukou | 2.712*** | 7.785 | 1.795*** | 6.297 |
| Education | ||||
| Primary School | 0.914 | −0.523 | 0.842* | −1.737 |
| Middle School | 0.978 | −0.124 | 0.666*** | −3.725 |
| High School & Above | 0.723 | −1.642 | 0.501*** | −5.603 |
| P-value for Child Education | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Child Annual Income | ||||
| 5k–50k | 1.190* | 1.700 | 1.053 | 0.729 |
| 50k & above | 0.442*** | −4.498 | 0.429*** | −7.360 |
| P-value for Child Income | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Sibling Characteristics | ||||
| Have No Sibling | 0.560 | −1.352 | 0.439** | −2.276 |
| Max Sibling Age | 0.985** | −2.340 | 0.992 | −1.586 |
| # of Male Siblings | 0.551*** | −11.742 | 1.075** | 2.175 |
| # of Female Siblings | 0.955 | −1.254 | 1.039 | 1.299 |
| Max Sibling Annual Income | ||||
| 5k–50k | 0.867 | −0.893 | 0.824* | −1.660 |
| 50k & Above | 1.085 | 0.405 | 0.824 | −1.365 |
| P-value for Sibling Income | 0.145 | 0.145 | ||
| Max Sibling Education | ||||
| Primary School | 0.620 | −1.629 | 0.903 | −0.418 |
| Middle School | 0.677 | −1.317 | 1.029 | 0.118 |
| High School & Above | 0.685 | −1.241 | 1.006 | 0.022 |
| P-value for Sibling Education | 0.351 | 0.351 | ||
| Parent Characteristics | ||||
| Max Age | 0.956 | −0.563 | 1.107 | 1.592 |
| Max Age^2/100 | 1.054 | 0.962 | 0.938 | −1.466 |
| P-value for Age | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Single Man | 1.142 | 1.022 | 1.155 | 1.471 |
| Single Woman | 1.144 | 1.284 | 0.991 | −0.106 |
| Urban | 1.514*** | 3.330 | 1.334*** | 2.825 |
| Highest Education | ||||
| Primary Education | 0.919 | −0.820 | 0.890 | −1.454 |
| Middle School & Above | 1.010 | 0.069 | 1.008 | 0.077 |
| P-value for Education | 0.429 | 0.429 | ||
| Owning House | 0.145*** | −19.442 | 0.920 | −1.070 |
| Pre-transfer Income (1000 RMB) | ||||
| For PTI below Median | 1.090 | 0.567 | 1.002 | 0.153 |
| For PTI above Median | 1.018** | 2.308 | 1.015*** | 3.061 |
| P-value for Income | 0.012 | 0.012 | ||
| Poorest Health | ||||
| SRH Very Poor | 0.928 | −0.513 | 1.049 | 0.392 |
| Any ADL/IADL Difficulty | 0.849 | −1.266 | 0.924 | −0.762 |
| P-value for Health | 0.503 | 0.503 | ||
| Constant | 0.56 | 2.396 | 0.007** | −2.113 |
| County Dummy | Yes | Yes | ||
| P-value for County Dummies | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| Observations | 15,418 | 15,418 | ||
Notes:
1
Sample: Adult children aged 25 and older from CHARLS elderly households (with at least one respondent 60 or above).
2
Standard errors clustered at family level.
3
***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1.