Son or Daughter Care in Relation to Self-Reported Health Outcomes for Older Adults in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Parental care in China is traditionally provided by sons. In recent decades-partly due to the One-Child Policy but also economic development and urbanization-significant changes have occurred with more and more parents receiving care from daughters. We investigate the disparities in outcomes of eldercare provided by son(s) and daughter(s).

Methods

Our study compares the self-reported health (SRH) status of parents who receive eldercare from daughters and sons in China, analyzing the harmonized 2013, 2015, and 2018 waves of CHARLS with random-effects logistic estimates.

Results

Our results show that the SRH status of parents who receive care from their sons is greater than those cared for by their daughters. This disparity is greater in rural areas, for moth

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8805801 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature