Table 2 Socioeconomic status of women providing different intensities of informal care: results of the multinomial logistic regression using the pooled CHNS data from 1993 to 2015 (n = 2661)
Variables | Low-intensity caregiver RRR (SE) | High-intensity caregiver RRR (SE) |
|---|---|---|
Socioeconomic status | ||
Educational attainment | ||
 Primary school degree | 0.92 (0.15) | 1.27 (0.23) |
 Junior school degree | 1.15 (0.17) | 1.20 (0.20) |
 High school degree | 1.32* (0.25) | 1.86*** (0.37) |
 University degree or above | 1.16 (0.25) | 1.96*** (0.43) |
Economic status | 1.01 (0.01) | 1.01* (0.01) |
Employment status: Employed | 1.25** (0.14) | 0.89 (0.11) |
Hukou status: Urban | 1.34** (0.16) | 1.33** (0.17) |
Control variables | ||
 Age | 1.02*** (0.01) | 1.00 (0.01) |
 Number of siblings | 0.95 (0.07) | 0.97 (0.07) |
Number of care recipients | ||
 2 | 1.07 (0.14) | 1.58*** (0.21) |
 3 | 1.19 (0.28) | 1.54* (0.36) |
 4 | 0.66 (0.22) | 0.95 (0.32) |
Age of care recipient: ≥50 | 2.71** (1.29) | 4.17* (3.16) |
Wave | ||
 1997 | 1.00 (0.22) | 1.46 (0.42) |
 2000 | 1.35 (0.46) | 1.84 (0.73) |
 2004 | 1.21 (0.41) | 1.78 (0.70) |
 2006 | 0.94 (0.33) | 1.94* (0.76) |
 2009 | 1.45 (0.52) | 2.27** (0.91) |
 2011 | 1.66 (0.57) | 2.40** (0.92) |
 2015 | 1.95** (0.63) | 2.95*** (1.10) |
Constant | 0.03*** (0.02) | 0.02*** (0.02) |