NDLI: Socio-demographic determinants of informal caregiving: co-resident versus extra-resident care

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Koker, Benedicte
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	This article adds to the literature on the ‘supply side’ of informal care, by examining the socio-demographic determinants of co-resident and extra-resident informal caregiving. Results from the population survey “Care in Flanders” (N = 2826), provide evidence for a different relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and informal caregiving, according to the location of care. Women, persons living without children and married (vs. unmarried) persons are more likely to be involved in extra-resident care. Involvement in co-resident care on the other hand, is more common among persons in less good health and sharing a household with someone other than a spouse or child, mostly a parent. The relationship between socio-demographic factors and care intensity is not uniform as well: while younger age and having no paid work are related to more intensive caregiving within the household, this is not the case among extra-resident caregivers. Results may be explained by the fact of some groups having more/less access to “legitimate excuses” for providing less extra-resident care, unequal risks of being confronted with (higher) care needs, as well as selection effects. Overall, our results were weak, pointing to the weakness of a strictly supply based approach in order to predict evolutions in informal care. Future studies should be aware of the differences between co-resident and extra-resident caregiving, taking into account factors from a supply as well as a demand perspective.
Starting Page	3
Ending Page	15
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16139372
Journal	European Journal of Ageing
Volume Number	6
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	16139380
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2008-12-09
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Informal caregiving Determinants Living arrangements Belgium Psychology Demography Public Health/Gesundheitswesen Geriatrics/Gerontology Aging
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health (social science) Geriatrics and Gerontology

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