Research On The Influence On The Elders' Living Arrangement From Intergeneration

As the average life expectancy of the olds increases in China,the problem of ageing is becoming increasingly sever.Nursing the olds is one of the most important aspects of the ageing problem,and it could be shown by how the living arrangements are made,since the desires for the living arrangements can reflect the demands and the preferences of the olds.How to fulfill the needs of the olds is of great importance to maintain the well-being of the olds.Family supporting is the main way to support the olds,while intergenerational relations constantly influence the desires for the living arrangements of the olds.Based on the CHARLS of 2013,this paper starts from a assumption in the questionnaire of CHARLS that whether one has a spouse or not.This paper analyses the features and the status quo of the intergenerational relations and the desires for the living arrangements of the olds.Secondly,this paper applies Logit model to analyses the influence of the intergenerational relations to the desires for the living arrangements of the olds.This paper draws several conclusions.Firstly,amid intergenerational relations,the economic supports of offspring only have a significant influence on the olds of rural areas,and the more money the offspring give to their parents the less their parents are willing to live with them.Secondly,the more spiritual supports the offspring give to their parents the more the parents are willing to live their children.Thirdly,if offspring ask their parents to help take care of their kids,the olds will less likely to be willing to live with their children.Moreover,there exists huge differences between the urban and the rural areas.On the whole,the more educated olds who live in the city with their spouse will less likely to be willing to live with their children.