Can China's Rural Elderly Count on Support from Adult Children? Implications of Rural-to-Urban Migration

This paper shows that support from the family continues to be an important source of support for the rural elderly, particularly the rural elderly over 70 years of age. Decline in likelihood of co-residence with, or in close proximity to, adult chi...

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Main Authors: Giles, John, Wang, Dewen, Zhao, Changbao
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101221171745
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3994