Table 2.
Weighted Unadjusted Descriptives of Receiving Care from Children, Hours of Care, Unmet Need, Receiving Care from Partner, and Receiving Paid Care in the Last Month by Family Type
| Received any care from adult children (%) | Average hours of care received from adult children, if any care from adult children (#) | Had any unmet needs (%) | Received any partner care (%) | Received any paid care (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | 44.9 (1.3) | 98.6 (5.6) | 51.1 (1.2) | 38.7 (1.1) | 25.3 (1.3) |
| Family type | |||||
| Biological family | 48.6 (1.4) | 99.2 (6.0) | 50.9 (1.3) | 35.3 (1.3) | 26.7 (1.5) |
| Step family | 22.5a (2.9) | 91.5 (19.7) | 52.4 (2.9) | 59.7a (3.3) | 16.7a (2.4) |
| N | 2,424 | 1,088 | 2,424 | 2,424 | 2,424 |
Notes: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) respondents who needed care for health or functioning reasons and had any children aged 18 or older. Weighted by NHATS analytic and clustering weights. Standard errors in parentheses.
aSignificantly different from older parents with only biological children, p < .05.