Table 1.
Parents’ and Adult Children’s Characteristics (4,947 Parent Unit-Child Dyads)
| Mean or % | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Parents’ characteristics | ||
| Unmarried | 39.03 | |
| Age | 60.73 | 11.77 |
| Non-White | 44.26 | |
| Years of education | 12.99 | 2.51 |
| Number of ADL/IADL difficulties | 1.09 | 2.33 |
| Nonworking | 40.41 | |
| Family income (in $1,000) | 71.12 | 98.44 |
| Number of children | 3.36 | 2.06 |
| Gives time transfer to other children | 52.41 | |
| Gives money transfer to other children | 52.11 | |
| Receives time transfer from other children | 41.35 | |
| Receives money transfer from other children | 17.05 | |
| Adult children’s characteristics | ||
| Daughter | 54.84 | |
| Unmarried | 54.26 | |
| Age | 36.63 | 11.22 |
| Non-White | 43.16 | |
| Years of education | 13.91 | 2.11 |
| Number of ADL/IADL difficulties | 0.25 | 1.07 |
| Nonworking | 24.02 | |
| Family income (in $1,000) | 72.13 | 114.83 |
| Any offspring in household | 48.79 | |
| Gives time transfer to parents-in-law | 16.21 | |
| Gives money transfer to parents-in-law | 6.09 | |
| Receives time transfer to parents-in-law | 13.63 | |
| Receives money transfer to parents-in-law | 7.83 | |
| Parent-child coresidence | 6.95 | |
| Who provides report | ||
| Mother | 61.53 | |
| Father | 31.74 | |
| Other persons in parent’s household | 6.73 | |
| Child | 87.00 | |
| Child’s spouse | 8.99 | |
| Other persons in child’s household | 4.01 | |
Note: ADL = Activities of daily living; IADL = Instrumental activities of daily living.