Journal of Population Sciences
From: A change is (not) gonna come: a 20-year overview of Italian grandparent–grandchild exchanges
Variables | Coresidence—Logit AMEs (SE) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
With at least one grandchild | χ2 ϕορ Η0: β1998 = β2016 | ||||
1998 | 2003 | 2009 | 2016 | P | |
Women | 0.000 | − 0.000 | − 0.012** | − 0.007 | n.s |
(0.007) | (0.006) | (0.006) | (0.007) | ||
Age class < 49 (ref. 50–59) | 0.066*** | 0.052*** | 0.096*** | 0.144*** | n.s |
(0.023) | (0.022) | (0.028) | (0.048) | ||
Age class 60–74 (ref. 50–59) | − 0.004 | − 0.007 | − 0.025*** | − 0.060*** | *** |
(0.009) | (0.007) | (0.010) | (0.016) | ||
Age class 75 + (ref. 50–59) | 0.032*** | 0.022** | − 0.023 | − 0.062*** | *** |
(0.011) | (0.010) | (0.011) | (0.018) | ||
Widow (ref. Married) | 0.121*** | 0.079*** | 0.085*** | 0.046*** | *** |
(0.010) | (0.008) | (0.009) | (0.011) | ||
Divorced/separated/Never married (ref. Married) | 0.047** | 0.028** | 0.039*** | − 0.006 | ** |
(0.018) | (0.013) | (0.011) | (0.009) | ||
Macro Region of residence: Centre (ref. North) | 0.061*** | 0.027*** | 0.026*** | 0.053*** | n.s |
(0.008) | (0.007) | (0.007) | (0.010) | ||
Macro Region of residence: South (ref. North) | − 0.014** | − 0.005 | − 0.004 | − 0.001 | n.s |
High school diploma | − 0.041*** | − 0.036*** | − 0.006 | − 0.020** | n.s |
(0.163) | (0.010) | (0.008) | (0.008) | ||
(0.006) | (0.005) | (0.005) | (0.006) | ||
Working status: Working (ref. Retired) | 0.026* | 0.044*** | 0.009 | 0.006 | n.s |
(0.015) | (0.014) | (0.011) | (0.013) | ||
Working status: Other (ref. Retired) | − 0.001 | 0.011* | − 0.005 | 0.008 | n.s |
(0.007) | (0.006) | (0.006) | (0.009) | ||
Own income | − 0.018 | − 0.032*** | − 0.020** | − 0.022* | n.s |
(0.011) | (0.010) | (0.008) | (0.012) | ||
Chronic conditions | 0.012 | 0.006 | 0.018*** | 0.019** | n.s |
(0.007) | (0.006) | (0.006) | (0.009) | ||
Number of grandchildren | 0.003*** | 0.001 | 0.001 | − 0.002 | *** |
(0.000) | (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.001) | ||
Observations | 9578 | 10315 | 9659 | 5893 |