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Table 2 Behavioral probabilities and K6 scores of women with and without parental need for carea

From: Impact of parents’ need for care on middle-aged women’s lifestyle and psychological distress: evidence from a nationwide longitudinal survey in Japan

 

The need of care

Difference (A-B)

Occurred (A)

Not occurred (B)

Parents (n = 15,972)

    

Caregiving

30.7%

0

30.7%

***

   

SD (0.4%)

 

Coresidence

13.7%

15.5%

−1.8%

*

   

SD (0.8%)

 

Work

55.1%

60.5%

−5.4%

***

   

SD (1.0%)

 

K6 score (range: 0–24)

M 3.79

3.20

0.59

***

 

SD (0.08)

(0.03)

(0.00)

 

K6 score ≥ 5

33.3%

28.4%

4.9%

***

Number of observations

2648

13,324

  

Parents-in-law (n = 10,887)

    

Caregiving

29.7%

0

29.7%

***

   

SD (0.5%)

 

Coresidence

33.1%

40.3%

−7.2%

***

   

SD (1.2%)

 

Work

55.7%

62.0%

−6.3%

***

   

SD (1.2%)

 

K6 score (range: 0–24)

M 3.90

3.20

0.70

***

 

SD (0.10)

(0.04)

(0.10)

 

K6 score ≥ 5

34.4%

29.3%

5.1%

***

Number of observations

2086

8801

  
  1. aAll variables were evaluated in each wave when parents’ need for care emerged
  2. ***p < 0.001, *p < 0.05