Impact of Changing Socioeconomic Conditions on Family Caregiving Norms: Evidence from Japan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
2.1. Data
2.2. Variables
2.3. Descriptive Statistics
2.4. Methodology
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Definition |
---|---|
Perception of family caregiving norms | Dependent variable Binary variable which equals 1 when the respondent completely agrees or agrees with the statement “Child(ren) should take care of their parents when they require long-term care”, and 0 otherwise. |
Independent variables | |
female | equals 1 if the respondent is a female, and 0 is the |
age | age of the respondent |
age_sq | age squared |
religious_level | equals 1 if respondent holds strong religious beliefs |
years_of_education * | number of years of education |
fulltime_employment | equals 1 if the respondent has full-time employment |
married | equals 1 if the respondent is married |
cross_fem&age | interaction term between sex and age |
cross_fem&full-time | interaction term between sex and full-time employment |
nb_siblings * | number of siblings |
nb_sons | number of sons |
nb_daughters | number of daughters |
log of household income | natural log of annual household income |
log of household asset | natural log of household financial assets |
social_security | Proportion of living expenses that the respondent will be able to cover using social security income after retirement |
gvt_responsible | equals 1 if the respondent either agrees or strongly agrees with the statement “it is the government’s responsibility to take care of themselves financially” |
save_retire | equals 1 if the respondent has savings to meet post-retirement living expenses |
save_ltc | equals 1 if the respondent has savings for long-term care |
parents_inheritance | equals 1 if the respondent has received an inheritance or monetary transfer of 5 million JPY or more from parents |
parents_educ | average years of education of parents |
one_parentcare | equals 1 if one parent requires care |
both_parentcare | equals 1 if both parents require care |
Variable | Mean (Percentage for Binary Variables) | Std. Dev. | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|
Perception of family caregiving norm | 56.51% | - | 0 | 1 |
female | 49.45% | - | 0 | 1 |
age | 53.6287 | 12.4831 | 24 | 80 |
age_sq | 3031.7980 | 1323.4910 | 576 | 6400 |
year_of_education | 13.4100 | 2.1355 | 9 | 21 |
religious_level | 7.22% | - | 0 | 1 |
full-time_emplyment | 41.36% | - | 0 | 1 |
married | 84.14% | - | 0 | 1 |
cross_fem&age | 26.0868 | 27.7711 | 0 | 80 |
cross_fem&fulltime | 10.66% | - | 0 | 1 |
nb_siblings | 1.8587 | 1.2528 | 0 | 9 |
nb_sons | 0.9988 | 0.8740 | 0 | 5 |
nb_daughters | 0.8887 | 0.8285 | 0 | 5 |
household income | 6,339,187 | 3,803,178 | 500,000 | 21,000,000 |
log of household income | 15.4769 | 0.6501 | 13.1224 | 16.8600 |
household asset | 14,500,000 | 19,800,000 | 1,250,000 | 125,000,000 |
log of household asset | 15.7675 | 1.2344 | 14.0387 | 18.6438 |
social_security | 0.5084 | 0.2728 | 0.05 | 1 |
gvt_responsible | 28.30% | - | 0 | 1 |
save_retire | 61.48% | - | 0 | 1 |
save_ltc | 38.83% | - | 0 | 1 |
parents_inheritance | 18.59% | - | 0 | 1 |
parents_educ | 10.9786 | 1.9581 | 9 | 18.5 |
one_parentcare | 15.98% | - | 0 | 1 |
both_parentcare | 1.62% | - | 0 | 1 |
Total observations | 2534 |
Perceptions of Family Caregiving Norm | Age (in Years) | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less Than or Equal to 40 | 41–50 | 51–60 | Greater Than 60 | ||
0 | 165 | 264 | 290 | 383 | 1102 |
41.04% | 41.06% | 45.17% | 45.22% | 43.49% | |
1 | 237 | 379 | 352 | 464 | 1432 |
58.96% | 58.94% | 54.83% | 54.78% | 56.51% | |
Total | 402 | 643 | 642 | 847 | 2534 |
100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
F-statistics | F = 1.43 |
Perception of Family Caregiving Norm | Sex | Full-Time Employment | Married | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
0 | 630 | 472 | 410 | 692 | 953 | 149 | 1102 |
50.28% | 36.85% | 39.12% | 46.57% | 44.70% | 44.70% | 43.49% | |
1 | 623 | 809 | 638 | 794 | 1179 | 253 | 1432 |
49.72% | 63.15% | 60.88% | 53.43% | 55.30% | 62.94% | 56.51% | |
Total | 1253 | 1281 | 1048 | 1486 | 2132 | 402 | 2534 |
100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
Mean Difference | t = −6.8805 *** | t = 3.7322 *** | t = −2.8358 *** |
Variables | Dependent Variable: Perception of Family Caregiving Norms | ||||
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Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | |
female | 0.5864 ** | 0.6260 ** | 0.6103 ** | 0.6088 ** | 0.6122 ** |
−0.2719 | −0.273 | −0.2739 | −0.2751 | −0.2753 | |
age | 0.0119 | 0.0131 | 0.0109 | 0.0088 | 0.0076 |
−0.0167 | −0.017 | −0.0171 | −0.0172 | −0.0179 | |
age_sq | −0.0001 | −0.0001 | −0.0001 | 0 | 0 |
−0.0002 | −0.0002 | −0.0002 | −0.0002 | −0.0002 | |
year_of_education | 0.0006 | −0.0007 | −0.0093 | −0.0121 | −0.0145 |
−0.0126 | −0.0128 | −0.0134 | −0.0136 | −0.0146 | |
religious_level | 0.2203 ** | 0.2269 ** | 0.2413 ** | 0.2129 ** | 0.2181 ** |
−0.0998 | −0.1002 | −0.1006 | −0.1017 | −0.1017 | |
full-time_employment | 0.1833 ** | 0.1861 ** | 0.1555 * | 0.1642 * | 0.1655 * |
−0.0857 | −0.0859 | −0.0873 | −0.0876 | −0.0878 | |
married | −0.2463 *** | −0.2003 ** | −0.2304 *** | −0.2045 ** | −0.2043 ** |
−0.0762 | −0.0837 | −0.085 | −0.0855 | −0.0856 | |
cross_fem&age | −0.0150 *** | −0.0156 *** | −0.0156 *** | −0.0155 *** | −0.0157 *** |
−0.0045 | −0.0045 | −0.0045 | −0.0045 | −0.0046 | |
cross_fem&fulltime | −0.3202 ** | −0.3250 *** | −0.3307 *** | −0.3469 *** | −0.3468 *** |
−0.1245 | −0.1246 | −0.1249 | −0.1258 | −0.1259 | |
nb_siblings | −0.0147 | −0.0134 | −0.0131 | −0.0124 | |
−0.0222 | −0.0223 | −0.0224 | −0.0225 | ||
nb_sons | −0.0727 ** | −0.0750 ** | −0.0744 ** | −0.0715 ** | |
−0.0329 | −0.0333 | −0.0334 | −0.0334 | ||
nb_daughters | 0.0029 | 0.0021 | 0.0041 | 0.0067 | |
−0.0343 | −0.0346 | −0.0348 | −0.0348 | ||
log of household income | 0.0880 * | 0.0901 * | 0.0891 * | ||
−0.046 | −0.0462 | −0.0463 | |||
log of household asset | 0.0206 | 0.0175 | 0.0185 | ||
−0.0239 | −0.0262 | −0.0265 | |||
social_security | −0.1695 | −0.1707 | |||
−0.1055 | −0.1058 | ||||
gvt_responsible | 0.2569 *** | 0.2556 *** | |||
−0.057 | −0.0571 | ||||
save_retire | −0.0091 | −0.0077 | |||
−0.0689 | −0.069 | ||||
save_LTC | 0.0834 | 0.0855 | |||
−0.0687 | −0.0688 | ||||
parents_inheritance | −0.027 | ||||
−0.0704 | |||||
parents_educ | 0.0074 | ||||
−0.0158 | |||||
one_parentcare | 0.0323 | ||||
−0.0742 | |||||
both_parentcare | 0.2973 | ||||
−0.213 | |||||
Constant | −0.0101 | −0.0045 | −1.4613 * | −1.3904 * | −1.4280 * |
−0.4655 | −0.4798 | −0.767 | −0.788 | −0.811 | |
Observations | 2534 | 2534 | 2534 | 2534 | 2534 |
Log likelihood | −1696 | −1693 | −1690 | −1677 | −1676 |
Chi2 statistics | 76.79 | 82.67 | 88.33 | 112.3 | 116 |
p-value | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Variables | Dependent Variable: Perception of Family Caregiving Norms | |||||||
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Male | Female | |||||||
Age ≤ 40 | Age 41–50 | Age 51–60 | Age > 60 | Age ≤ 40 | Age 41–50 | Age 51–60 | Age > 60 | |
age | −0.1588 | 0.0535 | −0.1376 | 0.2232 | −0.2579 | −0.1660 | −2.2229 ** | −0.8432 * |
(0.3184) | (0.9102) | (1.2288) | (0.3668) | (0.3198) | (0.9177) | (1.1011) | (0.4434) | |
age_sq | 0.0022 | −0.0008 | 0.0009 | −0.0016 | 0.0038 | 0.0018 | 0.0201 ** | 0.0060 * |
(0.0048) | (0.0100) | (0.0111) | (0.0027) | (0.0048) | (0.0101) | (0.0099) | (0.0032) | |
year_of_education | 0.0468 | −0.0420 | 0.0266 | 0.0339 | −0.1124 * | −0.0400 | −0.1482 *** | −0.0101 |
(0.0525) | (0.0396) | (0.0384) | (0.0286) | (0.0581) | (0.0541) | (0.0535) | (0.0476) | |
religious_level | 0.7674 | 0.2597 | 0.1759 | 0.0168 | 0.4318 | 0.3077 | 0.3053 | 0.3431 * |
(0.5651) | (0.4935) | (0.2832) | (0.2416) | (0.4922) | (0.3218) | (0.2444) | (0.2084) | |
fulltime_employment | 0.2645 | −0.0509 | 0.1278 | 0.2985 ** | 0.1248 | −0.3745 ** | −0.0616 | −0.5886 * |
(0.2701) | (0.2182) | (0.2154) | (0.1515) | (0.2206) | (0.1766) | (0.1687) | (0.3106) | |
married | −0.2186 | −0.5329 * | −0.1447 | 0.3186 | −0.2566 | −0.3926 | −0.1754 | −0.5039 *** |
(0.3026) | (0.2736) | (0.2740) | (0.2805) | (0.3160) | (0.2701) | (0.2560) | (0.1929) | |
nb_siblings | −0.0747 | −0.1290 | −0.0934 | 0.0256 | −0.0056 | 0.0203 | −0.0532 | −0.0267 |
(0.1432) | (0.1030) | (0.0745) | (0.0406) | (0.1224) | (0.0735) | (0.0689) | (0.0505) | |
nb_sons | 0.2664 | 0.0060 | −0.1539 | −0.0430 | −0.0458 | −0.1689 * | −0.1104 | −0.1289 |
(0.1634) | (0.1062) | (0.0947) | (0.0798) | (0.1322) | (0.0965) | (0.0912) | (0.0975) | |
nb_daughters | 0.1365 | 0.1321 | −0.0354 | 0.0343 | 0.0388 | 0.1190 | −0.1333 | −0.1766 * |
(0.1416) | (0.0960) | (0.0952) | (0.0828) | (0.1554) | (0.1100) | (0.0949) | (0.0979) | |
log of household income | −0.0885 | 0.0275 | −0.0151 | 0.0205 | 0.2339 | 0.2057 | 0.3050 ** | 0.1520 |
(0.2242) | (0.1341) | (0.1379) | (0.1109) | (0.2029) | (0.1525) | (0.1264) | (0.1229) | |
log of household asset | −0.0815 | −0.0102 | 0.0733 | −0.0095 | −0.1009 | 0.0720 | 0.0582 | 0.0091 |
(0.1058) | (0.0810) | (0.0804) | (0.0622) | (0.1030) | (0.0766) | (0.0776) | (0.0722) | |
social_security | −0.6571 | −0.3628 | −0.2734 | −0.1656 | 0.4497 | −0.2046 | 0.0505 | −0.2228 |
(0.4735) | (0.3709) | (0.3350) | (0.2437) | (0.4308) | (0.3489) | (0.2867) | (0.2421) | |
gvt_responsible | 0.3889 | 0.1207 | 0.4628 *** | 0.3876 *** | 0.1965 | 0.3142 * | 0.0895 | 0.1573 |
(0.2466) | (0.1719) | (0.1714) | (0.1355) | (0.2174) | (0.1649) | (0.1619) | (0.1547) | |
save_retire | −0.0949 | 0.1490 | 0.0596 | −0.3338 | −0.2512 | 0.1884 | 0.2072 | −0.0783 |
(0.2686) | (0.1840) | (0.1899) | (0.2038) | (0.2241) | (0.1798) | (0.2004) | (0.2441) | |
save_LTC | 0.0594 | 0.0915 | 0.3019 | 0.1334 | 0.0344 | −0.2982 | −0.1009 | 0.4616 ** |
(0.3634) | (0.2149) | (0.1925) | (0.1628) | (0.3370) | (0.1992) | (0.1747) | (0.1900) | |
parents_inheritance | 1.1766 * | −0.1001 | 0.0253 | 0.0846 | 0.0509 | −0.1447 | −0.0994 | −0.1916 |
(0.6246) | (0.2201) | (0.1835) | (0.1282) | (0.5663) | (0.3480) | (0.2008) | (0.1745) | |
parents_educ | −0.0079 | 0.0185 | −0.0864 * | −0.0199 | 0.1019 | 0.0687 | 0.0457 | 0.0218 |
(0.0627) | (0.0428) | (0.0442) | (0.0375) | (0.0627) | (0.0481) | (0.0444) | (0.0462) | |
one_parentcare | −0.3209 | −0.2481 | 0.1721 | −0.1131 | – | −0.0172 | −0.0513 | 0.0483 |
(0.6354) | (0.2336) | (0.1910) | (0.1878) | – | (0.2318) | (0.1640) | (0.1906) | |
both_parentcare | – | 1.0466 | 0.3181 | 0.9355 | – | 0.0848 | 0.1866 | 0.3041 |
– | (0.6378) | (0.4749) | (0.5786) | – | (0.7132) | (0.4373) | (0.6305) | |
Constant | 5.0613 | 0.3809 | 5.0729 | −7.9860 | 2.6616 | −0.2803 | 57.3959 * | 27.3734 * |
(6.1465) | (20.7687) | (34.0652) | (12.6027) | (6.1004) | (20.8995) | (30.4352) | (15.3626) | |
Observations | 181 | 317 | 311 | 472 | 211 | 326 | 331 | 375 |
Log likelihood | −112.9 | −197.1 | −186.3 | −302.5 | −136.4 | −211.6 | −216.7 | −242.3 |
Chi2 statistics | 19.96 | 16.31 | 30.72 | 21.65 | 16.13 | 25.17 | 22.01 | 28.43 |
p-value | 0.335 | 0.637 | 0.0433 | 0.302 | 0.515 | 0.155 | 0.284 | 0.0754 |
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Fukuda, S.; Lal, S.; Katauke, T.; Khan, M.S.R.; Kadoya, Y. Impact of Changing Socioeconomic Conditions on Family Caregiving Norms: Evidence from Japan. Behav. Sci. 2022, 12, 471. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12120471
Fukuda S, Lal S, Katauke T, Khan MSR, Kadoya Y. Impact of Changing Socioeconomic Conditions on Family Caregiving Norms: Evidence from Japan. Behavioral Sciences. 2022; 12(12):471. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12120471
Chicago/Turabian StyleFukuda, Sayaka, Sumeet Lal, Takuya Katauke, Mostafa Saidur Rahim Khan, and Yoshihiko Kadoya. 2022. "Impact of Changing Socioeconomic Conditions on Family Caregiving Norms: Evidence from Japan" Behavioral Sciences 12, no. 12: 471. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12120471