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Ethnic differences in time transfers from adult children to elderly parents
 — unobserved heterogeneity across families?
Author(s)Rebeca Wong, Kathy E Kitayama, Beth J Soldo
Journal titleResearch on Aging, vol 21, no 2 (special issue: Multilevel models), March 1999
Pagespp 144-175
KeywordsEthnic groups ; Children [offspring] as carers ; United States of America.
AnnotationDifferences are examined across racial-ethnic groups in patterns of intergenerational transfers for middle-aged adult children to their ageing parents, and the degree to which heterogeneity in unobserved family-level factors may explain observed differences. Using data from the US Health and Retirement Study for 1992 on respondents and their siblings, the analysis supports the hypothesis that the determinants of time assistance vary across racial-ethnic groups. There is evidence of unobserved family-level heterogeneity for Whites and Blacks, but not for Hispanics. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-990318202 A
ClassmarkTK: P6:SS: 7T

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