Gender Patterns of Eldercare in China

Using the baseline wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), collected from 2011 to 2012, this study finds that among those age 60 and above, women are 7.6 percent more likely than men to have care needs and 29.3 percent more likely than men to have unmet needs; and that m...

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Main Authors:	Chen, Xinxin, Giles, John, Wang, Yafeng, Zhao, Yaohui
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2018
Subjects:	ELDERCARE INSTRUMENTAL CARE INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT GENDER ROLES CHARLS CHINA HEALTH AND RETIREMENT LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29664

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spelling	okr-10986-296642021-05-25T10:54:36Z Gender Patterns of Eldercare in China Chen, Xinxin Giles, John Wang, Yafeng Zhao, Yaohui ELDERCARE INSTRUMENTAL CARE INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT GENDER ROLES CHARLS CHINA HEALTH AND RETIREMENT LONGITUDINAL STUDY Using the baseline wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), collected from 2011 to 2012, this study finds that among those age 60 and above, women are 7.6 percent more likely than men to have care needs and 29.3 percent more likely than men to have unmet needs; and that most of the gender gap in unmet needs is explained by the existence and health status of a spouse. Further analysis reveals a sharp gender division in patterns of family care in China. While men are more likely to receive care from their wives, women are primarily cared for by their children. Marital status and spouse health also affect provision of care, with infirm women who have healthy husbands less likely to receive care than infirm men with healthy wives. The findings have important implications for designing gender-sensitive policies in eldercare. 2018-04-11T20:49:05Z 2018-04-11T20:49:05Z 2018-03 Journal Article Feminist Economics 1354-5701 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29664 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China
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topic	ELDERCARE INSTRUMENTAL CARE INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT GENDER ROLES CHARLS CHINA HEALTH AND RETIREMENT LONGITUDINAL STUDY
spellingShingle	ELDERCARE INSTRUMENTAL CARE INTERGENERATIONAL SUPPORT GENDER ROLES CHARLS CHINA HEALTH AND RETIREMENT LONGITUDINAL STUDY Chen, Xinxin Giles, John Wang, Yafeng Zhao, Yaohui Gender Patterns of Eldercare in China
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description	Using the baseline wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), collected from 2011 to 2012, this study finds that among those age 60 and above, women are 7.6 percent more likely than men to have care needs and 29.3 percent more likely than men to have unmet needs; and that most of the gender gap in unmet needs is explained by the existence and health status of a spouse. Further analysis reveals a sharp gender division in patterns of family care in China. While men are more likely to receive care from their wives, women are primarily cared for by their children. Marital status and spouse health also affect provision of care, with infirm women who have healthy husbands less likely to receive care than infirm men with healthy wives. The findings have important implications for designing gender-sensitive policies in eldercare.
format	Journal Article
author	Chen, Xinxin Giles, John Wang, Yafeng Zhao, Yaohui
author_facet	Chen, Xinxin Giles, John Wang, Yafeng Zhao, Yaohui
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title	Gender Patterns of Eldercare in China
title_short	Gender Patterns of Eldercare in China
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title_full_unstemmed	Gender Patterns of Eldercare in China
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Gender Patterns of Eldercare in China

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