Stuck in the Middle: Off-Farm Employment and Caregiving Among Middle-Aged Rural Chinese
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DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2017.1387670
Abstract: ABSTRACT Using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011–12 baseline data, this contribution explores to what extent taking care of grandchildren and frail parents influences rural middle-aged Chinese adults’ off-farm employment. The findings… read more here.
Keywords: taking care; farm employment; care grandchildren; middle aged ... See more keywords
Sandwiched Grandparents and Biological Health Risks in China
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DOI: 10.1177/00221465211069895
Abstract: This study examined the cross-sectional associations between intergenerational caregiving and health risks among sandwiched Chinese grandparents who provide care to grandchildren, great-grandparents, or both. Drawing on biomarker data from the 2011 wave of the China… read more here.
Keywords: biological health; health; care grandchildren; intergenerational caregiving ... See more keywords