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Title: Coresidence Among Older Adults and Their Adult Children
Citation Type: Working Paper
Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: Despite extensive research on young adult coresidence, little is known about coresidence among older adult parents and their midlife adult children. Using the 1988-2018 Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement, we examine the coresidential status of parents aged 60 and older across three decades. Specifically, we distinguish between households in which parents coreside with an adult child over the age of 40 versus those in which parents do not reside with an adult child. Coresident households provide benefits for both older adults and their adult children and may reflect a coping strategy in the face of economic hardship (Kahn et al., 2013; Moen & Wethington, 1992). In this Family Profile, we explore the varied characteristics of parents in 2018 according to their coresident status. These characteristics include retirement, health, physical and cognitive difficulties, and income. This Family Profile offers insight into the changing living arrangements of older adult parents and their midlife adult children. In 2018, nearly 8% of older adults lived with a midlife adult child. Parent-child coresidence may be a response to health difficulties or financial insecurity.
Url: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1201&context=ncfmr_family_profiles
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Authors: Eickmeyer, Kasey, J.; Brown, Susan, L.
Series Title: National Center for Family & Marriage Research Series
Publication Number: FP-19-19
Institution: Bowling Green State University
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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS
Topics: Family and Marriage
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