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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 18.
Published in final edited form as: Res Aging. 2012 Jul;34(4):399–424. doi: 10.1177/0164027511436321

Table 1.

Random Effects Models Predicting Change in Intergenerational Supports by Parents’ Gender (N=2045)

Independent Variables Financial Support Instrumental Support Emotional Support

Father Mother Father Mother Father Mother
Level of Support at Time 1 0.229*** 0.224*** 0.848*** 0.915*** 0.346*** 0.322***
Children Status
 Out-migration of sons: (None) One or more 1.434* 1.421* 0.706+ 0.941 1.000 1.204
 Out-migration of daughters: (None) One or more 1.918** 1.604* 1.009 0.866 2.161** 1.273
 Return of sons: (None) One or more 1.074 1.220 0.672 0.970 0.808 1.218
 Return of daughters: (None) One or more 1.274 0.910 1.128 0.879 1.607+ 1.595*
 Grandchild-care provided at Time 1 1.012 1.000 1.042 1.033 1.048* 1.070**
 Change of Grandchild-care provided: (No increase) Increase 1.042 1.832** 1.065 0.795 1.776** 1.459+
Living arrangement: Continuing to live apart from children
 Not living with children → Living with children 0.992 0.992 2.477* 3.942*** 0.877 1.092
 Not living with children → Living with grandchildren 2.914* 1.767 0.552 0.985 1.174 0.740
 Living with children → Not living with children 1.105 2.714+ 0.417 0.528 1.539 1.280
 Continuing to live with children 0.800 1.810* 2.143* 2.393** 1.200 1.707+
 Living with children → Living with grandchildren 1.732 1.695 1.017 0.797 0.955 1.587
 Living with grandchildren → Not living with children 0.744 1.557 0.597 0.813 0.699 0.883
 Living with grandchildren → Living with children 0.471* 1.823+ 2.815* 1.422 1.094 1.145
 Continuing to live with grandchildren 1.208 3.191*** 0.789 0.983 1.081 0.914
Control variables
 Age 1.057*** 1.046*** 0.987* 0.987** 1.086*** 1.095***
 Marital status: (Unmarried) Married 0.993 1.509* 0.689 0.552* 1.463 2.224***
 Education: (Illiterate) Literate 1.034 1.015 0.917 0.817 1.218 1.167
 Occupation: (Agricultural work) Non-agricultural work 0.956 1.356 1.155 1.211 1.226 1.171
 Income at Time 1 0.920 0.967 0.702*** 0.888 1.066 1.232**
 Change of income: (No decrease) Decrease 1.252 1.217 1.533+ 1.203 1.456* 0.969
 Functional status at Time 1 0.910 0.985 1.088 1.131** 0.940 0.985
 Change of functional status: (No decline) Decline 0.882 0.892 1.898** 2.417*** 0.532** 0.410***
-2LL 553.324 672.261 357.661 605.824 479.168 574.742
N 924 1121 924 1121 924 1121

All static control variables are measured at Time 1.

N is the total number of observations.

***

p < 0.001;

**

p < 0.01;

*

p < 0.05;

+

p < 0.1