Gender differences in economic support and well-being of older Asians.
Gender differences in economic support and well-being of older Asians.
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老年亚洲人的经济支持和福祉方面的性别差异。
DOI：
10.1023/b:jccg.0000034218.77328.1f
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发表时间：
2004
影响因子：
2
通讯作者：
Knodel,John
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作者：
Ofstedal,MaryBeth;Reidy,Erin;Knodel,John
本报告全面分析了南亚和东亚八个国家（孟加拉国、马来西亚、印度尼西亚、新加坡、泰国、越南、菲律宾和台湾）在经济支持和福祉方面的性别差异。我们研究了多个经济指标，包括收入来源，获得财政和物质支持，收入水平，资产所有权和主观幸福感。结果显示，各项指标的性别差异差异很大，为关于老年妇女在全球处于不利地位的广泛看法提供了一个重要的限定条件。虽然男子往往报告的收入水平高于妇女，但在住房特征、资产所有权或主观经济福祉报告方面，一般没有什么性别差异。在某些方面，未婚妇女在经济上比未婚男子要差，部分原因是她们更有可能生活在多代同堂的家庭中，并从家庭成员那里得到直接和间接形式的支持。
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of gender differences in economic support and well-being in eight countries in Southern and Eastern Asia (Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and Taiwan). We examine multiple economic indicators, including sources of income, receipt of financial and material support, income levels, ownership of assets, and subjective well-being. Results show substantial variation in gender differences across indicators and provide an important qualification to widely held views concerning the globally disadvantaged position of older women. Whereas men tend to report higher levels of income than women, there is generally little gender difference in housing characteristics, asset ownership, or reports of subjective economic well-being. Unmarried women are economically advantaged compared to unmarried men in some respects, in part because they are more likely to be embedded in multigenerational households and receive both direct and indirect forms of support from family members.