Moen P, Robison J, Fields V
Life Course Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
J Gerontol. 1994 Jul;49(4):S176-86. doi: 10.1093/geronj/49.4.s176.
This study drew on a life course approach and a sample of 293 women from four birth cohorts in upstate New York to examine the relationship over time between women's paid work and their informal caregiving of aging or infirm relatives. We find that such caregiving is an increasingly likely role for women, both as they age and across birth cohorts. One in four (24%) women became caregivers at some time between ages 35-44, and over one in three (36%) of these same women became caregivers between ages 55-64. Only 45 percent of the oldest cohort (born 1905-1917) were ever caregivers, compared to 64 percent of the most cohort (born 1927-1934), an increase of almost 20 percent. Clearly changes in the labor force participation of more recent cohorts of women do not appear to alter their caregiving responsibilities. In fact, women in this sample were equally likely to become caregivers, regardless of whether or not they were employed.
本研究采用生命历程方法，以纽约州北部四个出生队列中的293名女性为样本，考察女性有偿工作与其对年迈或体弱亲属的非正式照料之间随时间变化的关系。我们发现，随着年龄增长以及跨越不同出生队列，这种照料角色对女性来说越来越常见。四分之一（24%）的女性在35至44岁之间的某个时候成为照料者，而在这些女性中，超过三分之一（36%）在55至64岁之间成为照料者。最年长队列（出生于1905年至1917年）中只有45%的人曾是照料者，相比之下，最年轻队列（出生于1927年至1934年）这一比例为64%，增加了近20%。显然，较近期队列中女性劳动力参与率的变化似乎并未改变她们的照料责任。事实上，本样本中的女性成为照料者的可能性是一样的，无论她们是否就业。
