LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF ELDERLY WOMEN AND MEN IN CHINESE CITIES

Based on data from the 1988 Nine-City Survey of the Elderly Aged 60 an d Over, this study uses multivariate technique to examine how and to w hat extent demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the elderl y may motivate or discourage coresidence with married children. Focusi ng on seniors who have at least one married child, it contrasts two ou tcomes: living with married children and not living with married child ren. The analysis shows that being married and healthy significantly r educes coresidence with married children, whereas being financially de pendent significantly increases the probability of coresidence. In add ition, in contrast to the situations found in other Asian societies, g ender is shown to have significant effect on coresidence, even after o ther variables are controlled.