Table 2.
Means (and Standard Deviations) of Study Variables by Type of Move among Parents with a New Coresidential Adult Child in 2010 (N = 520).
| Variable | Child moved to parental home (n = 392) |
Parent moved to child’s home (n = 83) |
Other type of move (n = 52) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms 2012 (0–8) | 1.79 (2.19) |
2.16 (2.05) |
1.85 (2.24) |
| Depressive symptoms 2008 (0–8) | 1.58 (2.08) |
2.13*
(2.32) |
1.77 (2.47) |
| Functional limitations 2008 (0–5) | .29 (.87) |
.45 (.80) |
.37 (1.03) |
| Female (%) | 68.62 | 75.90 | 65.38 |
| Age 2010 (50–96) | 67.19 (8.92) |
74.30*
(10.60) |
69.04 (8.60) |
| U.S. census region (%) | |||
| Northeast | 11.22 | 15.66 | 3.85 |
| Midwest | 21.43 | 13.25 | 13.46 |
| South | 42.09 | 44.58 | 36.54 |
| West | 25.26 | 26.51 | 46.15* |
| Race-ethnicity (%) | |||
| White | 56.38 | 49.40 | 51.92 |
| African American | 23.98 | 16.87 | 26.92 |
| Hispanic | 16.84 | 28.92* | 17.31 |
| Other | 2.81 | 4.82 | 3.85 |
| Years of education (0–17) | 11.84 (3.45) |
10.64*
(3.85) |
12.62 (3.38) |
| Household income 2010 (%) | |||
| 1st quartile | 31.63 | 69.88* | 30.77 |
| 2nd quartile | 27.55 | 20.48 | 30.77 |
| 3rd quartile | 19.13 | 4.82* | 23.08 |
| 4th quartile | 21.68 | 4.82* | 15.38 |
| Employed 2010 (%) | 39.54 | 9.64* | 23.08* |
| Marital status 2010 (%) | |||
| Married/partnered | 54.59 | 13.25* | 50.00 |
| Separated/divorced | 15.31 | 24.10 | 21.15 |
| Widowed | 28.32 | 59.04* | 26.92 |
| Never married | 1.79 | 3.61 | 1.92 |
| Number of adult children 2010 (1–14) | 4.33 (2.36) |
4.48 (2.43) |
4.60 (2.64) |
| Characteristics of new coresidential child(ren) (%) | |||
| Age 35+ | 59.95 | 81.93* | 80.77* |
| Not employed | 42.86 | 31.33 | 34.62 |
| Not partnered | 80.61 | 37.35* | 21.15* |
| Nonparent | 40.05 | 19.28* | 28.85 |
| Beneficiary of coresidential move (%) | |||
| Child | 60.46 | 2.41* | 50.00 |
| Parent | 3.57 | 45.78* | 13.46* |
| Both | 36.48 | 49.40* | 32.69 |
| Other | 1.79 | 2.41 | 5.77* |
*
Significantly different from parents with children who moved to their home at p < .05, two-tailed t tests.