Table 3.
Weighted Adjusted Regressions of Receiving Care From Children, Hours of Care, Unmet Need, and Paid Care in the Last Month
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistic: received any care from adult children | OLS: hours of care received from adult children, if any care from adult children | Logistic: had any unmet needs | Logistic: received any paid care | |
| Family type | ||||
| Biological family | 1.110*** (0.224) | 3.953 (19.46) | −0.016 (0.165) | −0.009 (0.189) |
| Older parent characteristics | ||||
| Number of children | 0.172*** (0.045) | 7.007* (2.738) | 0.049 (0.036) | −0.065* (0.032) |
| Union status (married/living with partner omitted) | ||||
| Separated/divorced/never married | 1.157*** (0.193) | 18.520 (15.72) | 0.629** (0.203) | 1.454*** (0.207) |
| Widowed | 1.654*** (0.140) | 29.340* (13.49) | 0.308* (0.152) | 0.917*** (0.170) |
| Race/ethnicity (White, non-Hispanic omitted) | ||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | −0.005 (0.177) | 50.830*** (13.43) | −0.122 (0.164) | −0.406* (0.170) |
| Hispanic | −0.216 (0.266) | 35.580 (19.76) | 0.028 (0.235) | 0.038 (0.358) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 0.443 (0.301) | 45.190 (23.17) | −0.083 (0.282) | −0.475 (0.374) |
| Female | 0.211 (0.166) | −12.630 (12.64) | −0.091 (0.164) | −0.355* (0.147) |
| Age (65–74 omitted) | ||||
| 75–84 | 0.177 (0.177) | −8.421 (16.95) | −0.031 (0.144) | 0.209 (0.167) |
| 85+ | 0.624** (0.199) | 9.622 (24.11) | −0.257 (0.165) | 0.690** (0.235) |
| Family income (logged $) | −0.117 (0.068) | 0.893 (1.680) | 0.050 (0.049) | 0.018 (0.065) |
| Education (less than high school omitted) | ||||
| High school degree | −0.087 (0.177) | 10.270 (14.88) | 0.078 (0.158) | 0.305 (0.196) |
| Vocational/some college/AA/AS | −0.312 (0.214) | 7.240 (17.69) | 0.278 (0.177) | 0.769*** (0.213) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | −0.355 (0.222) | −5.304 (16.67) | 0.536* (0.205) | 1.145*** (0.224) |
| Positive self-rated health | 0.017 (0.114) | −1.444 (11.11) | −0.375*** (0.106) | 0.126 (0.140) |
| Depression/anxiety score | −0.015 (0.025) | 0.732 (2.157) | 0.126*** (0.022) | −0.006 (0.021) |
| Physical capacity score | −1.103*** (0.125) | −30.61** (9.526) | −0.420*** (0.102) | −0.904*** (0.114) |
| Dementia status (probable omitted) | ||||
| Possible dementia | −0.695*** (0.152) | −94.29*** (15.50) | 0.127 (0.185) | −0.196 (0.162) |
| No dementia | −0.688*** (0.159) | −84.32*** (17.04) | 0.236 (0.144) | −0.647*** (0.128) |
| Adult child (18+) characteristics | ||||
| Any daughters | 0.478** (0.169) | 28.930* (13.31) | 0.0648 (0.159) | 0.062 (0.176) |
| Any children younger than 45 years | 0.141 (0.166) | −15.620 (13.65) | 0.259 (0.136) | −0.558** (0.189) |
| Any children with a college degree | −0.001 (0.123) | −7.126 (10.89) | 0.045 (0.126) | 0.309* (0.137) |
| Any unpartnered children | 0.557*** (0.158) | 14.230 (13.23) | −0.002 (0.132) | −0.244* (0.120) |
| Any children have children | −0.025 (0.129) | −2.822 (12.01) | 0.196 (0.105) | 0.146 (0.118) |
| Constant | −0.543 (0.917) | 84.360 (43.010) | −1.524* (0.614) | −0.874 (0.826) |
| N | 2,424 | 1,088 | 2,424 | 2,424 |
Notes: AA/AS = associate’s degree (Associate of Arts/Associate of Science); OLS = ordinary least squares. 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.
***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05.