Income-Related Inequalities in Informal Care: Evidence From the Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey in China
| Autor: | Mauricio Avendano, Yixiao Wang, Wei Yang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Aging China Time Factors Index (economics) Social Psychology Inequality media_common.quotation_subject Longevity Geronb/2 03 medical and health sciences Care Arrangements in Service Utilization 030502 gerontology Humans Disabled Persons Longitudinal Studies AcademicSubjects/SOC02600 Healthy longevity Aged THE JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY: Social Sciences media_common Aged 80 and over 030505 public health AcademicSubjects/SCI02100 Lower intensity Random effects model Informal care Functional limitations Clinical Psychology Functional Status Caregivers Socioeconomic Factors Income Household income Female Demographic economics Patient Care Older people Geriatrics and Gerontology 0305 other medical science Psychology Gerontology |
| Zdroj: | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1758-5368 1079-5014 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/geronb/gbab043 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesThis report aims to examine income-related inequalities in informal care among older people with functional limitations in China.MethodsData are drawn from the 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2014 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Erreygers concentration index, concentration index, and horizontal inequity index are used to examine inequalities in informal care. A random effects model is then used to investigate the relationship between household income and informal care.ResultsThere is no significant association between household income and the probability of receiving informal care. However, we observed a significant positive association between household income and hours of informal care received, indicating that those with higher household income receive more hours of informal care compared to those with lower household income. The degree of this inequality increases as the number of functional limitations increases.DiscussionLower household income is associated with lower intensity of informal care received, particularly for older people with more functional limitations. Policies are required to support low-income older people with more functional limitations. |
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