Living Arrangement Preferences of Elderly People in Taiwan as Affected by Family Resources and Social Participation

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ID6080428
AuthorsYen-Jong Chen (0000-0002-2506-7258, National Cheng Kung University), Ching-Yi Chen (0000-0002-8626-3332, National Cheng Kung University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume37
Issue4
Pages381-394
Publication date2012-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0363199012440948
OpenAlexW1986485294
LanguageEN
Citations received13

This article investigates living arrangement preferences of elderly people in Taiwan, including coresidence with family (their children or spouse), coresidence with spouse only, living alone, and living in an institution. The authors consider the effects of three factors: the elderly persons’ health situation, their family resources, and their social participation, such as community workshops or political activities. Accordingly, the authors propose empirical logit models based on the well-developed discrete choice theory. Empirical results reveal that (1) elderly people with higher socioeconomic status, prefer either independent living arrangements or coresidence with their children, (2) elderly people with more family resources, such as large family size, prefer to coreside with their children, and (3) elderly people with adequate social support and/or contact networks prefer independent living arrangements

Elderly people · Empirical research · Independent living · Institution · Ordered logit · Population · Social support · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Spouse · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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