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Trends and Transitions in Children’s Coresidence with Older Adults in Beijing Municipality


  Author: Zachary Zimmer, Xianghua Fang, Toshiko Kaneda, Zhe Tang, Julia Kwong
Publisher: Population Council
Publication:
Document Date:                  2004
Category: Family Relations > Family Size
Related Categories:
Family Economics > Elderly Living Arrangement
Family Structure > Family Size
 

This paper examines patterns and determinants of older adults' coresidence with their adult children in Beijing.  The authors document a decline in this living arrangement and investigate the possibility that decreasing family size in China is eroding traditional sources of social support for elderly people.

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