de Medeiros Kate, Rubinstein Robert L, Onyike Chiadi U, Johnston Deirdre M, Baker Alva, McNabney Matthew, Lyketsos Constantine G, Rosenblatt Adam, Samus Quincy M
Miami University, 367-E Upham Hall, Oxford, Ohio 45056. Office: (513) 529-9648;
Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250. Office: (410) 455-2059.
J Hous Elderly. 2013;27(1-2):206-220. doi: 10.1080/02763893.2012.754823.
We compared data drawn from a random sample of 399 current assisted living (AL) residents and a subsample of 222 newly admitted residents for two groups: childless AL residents and AL residents with children. The percentage of childless AL residents (26%) in our study was slightly higher than US population estimates of childless persons age 65 and over (20%). In the overall sample, the two groups differed significantly by age, race and women's years of education. The childless group was slightly younger, had a higher percentage of African American residents, and had more years of education than the group with children. In the subsample, we looked at demographic, functional, financial and social characteristics and found that compared to residents with children, fewer childless residents had a dementia diagnosis, received visits from a relative while more paid less money per month for AL and reported having private insurance. As childlessness among older adults continues to increase, it will become increasingly important to understand how child status affects the need for and experience of long-term care.
我们比较了从399名当前辅助生活（AL）居民的随机样本以及222名新入住居民的子样本中抽取的数据，分为两组：无子女的AL居民和有子女的AL居民。我们研究中无子女的AL居民比例（26%）略高于美国65岁及以上无子女者的人口估计比例（20%）。在总体样本中，两组在年龄、种族和女性受教育年限方面存在显著差异。无子女组年龄稍小，非裔美国居民比例较高，受教育年限比有子女组更多。在子样本中，我们研究了人口统计学、功能、财务和社会特征，发现与有子女的居民相比，无子女的居民中痴呆症诊断较少，亲属探访较少，而更多人每月支付的辅助生活费用较少，且报告有私人保险。随着老年人中无子女情况持续增加，了解子女状况如何影响长期护理的需求和体验将变得越来越重要。
