Table 3 The influence of spousal relationship on intergenerational resource allocation in the family N = 1139
From: Marital power, spousal relationship, and intergenerational support
Variable | Model 3 Economic support to paternal parents | Model 4 Economic support to maternal parents | Model 5 Economic support to paternal parents | Model 6 Economic support to maternal parents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wife’s marital power | −.09+ (.05) | .02 (.06) | ||
Spousal relationship | .17** (.06) | .16** (.06) | .17** (.06) | .16** (.06) |
Wife’s age | .02* (.01) | − .01 (.01) | .02* (.01) | − .01 (.01) |
Wife’s education level | .17* (.09) | .10 (.10) | .18* (.09) | .07 (.10) |
Education gap between husband and wife | − .23** (.07) | − .10 (.07) | − .23** (.07) | − .09 (.07) |
Household income (10,000 RMB) | .03** (.01) | .08* (.04) | .03* (.01) | .08+ (.04) |
Parental support from husband’s parents in the past (compared to “a little”) | ||||
Some | .08 (.15) | .09 (.15) | ||
Quite a lot | .43 (.40) | .43 (.40) | ||
Parental support from wife’s parents in the past (compared to “a little”) | ||||
Some | .06 (.14) | .03 (.14) | ||
Quite a lot | .38 (.37) | .28 (.38) | ||
Coresidence with parents | 24 (.21) | − .30 (.19) | .20 (.21) | − .30 (.20) |
Husband’s siblings | .03 (.04) | .04 (.04) | ||
Wife’s siblings | .06 (.05) | .06 (.05) | ||
Hukou | .21 (.19) | − .09 (.19) | .19 (.19) | − .07 (.19) |
Region (compared to “central”) | ||||
East | .28+ (.16) | .42* (.17) | .28+ (.16) | .37* (.17) |
West | .20 (.20) | − .06 (.19) | .18 (.20) | − .07 (.19) |
Pseudo R2 | .02 | .03 | .02 | .03 |