Lee Yeonjung, Tang Fengyan
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2015 Jun;34(4):465-83. doi: 10.1177/0733464813508649. Epub 2013 Nov 5.
This study examined the relationship of caregiving roles to labor force participation using the nationally representative data from the Health and Retirement Study. The sample was composed of men and women aged 50 to 61 years (N = 5,119). Caregiving roles included caregiving for spouse, parents, and grandchildren; a summary of three caregiving roles was used to indicate multiple caregiving roles. Bivariate analysis using chi-square and t tests and binary logistic regression models were applied. Results show that women caregivers for parents and/or grandchildren were less likely to be in the labor force than non-caregivers and that caregiving responsibility was not related to labor force participation for the sample of men. Findings have implication for supporting family caregivers, especially women, to balance work and caregiving commitments.
本研究利用来自健康与退休研究的具有全国代表性的数据，考察了照料角色与劳动力参与之间的关系。样本由年龄在50至61岁之间的男性和女性组成（N = 5119）。照料角色包括照料配偶、父母和孙辈；使用照料三个角色的汇总来表示多重照料角色。应用了卡方检验和t检验的双变量分析以及二元逻辑回归模型。结果表明，照料父母和/或孙辈的女性照料者比非照料者进入劳动力市场的可能性更小，而且对于男性样本来说，照料责任与劳动力参与无关。研究结果对于支持家庭照料者，尤其是女性，平衡工作和照料责任具有启示意义。
