Labor Market Choices and Home Health Care Provision Among Employed Ethnic Caregivers

This paper systematically links and examines two decisions of employed informal caregivers, the allocation of time to care production and to the labor market. Its main contribution is its evaluation of the influence of ethnicity on the family's decisions about providing health care to meet the...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1990-12, Vol.30 (6), p.769-775
Main Authors: White-Means, Shelley I., Thornton, Michael C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Careers
Cultural Differences
Elderly medical care
Employment
Employment - economics
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Family
Family Caregivers
Female
Home health care
Home Nursing - economics
Humans
Income
Insurance, Health
Male
Minority & ethnic groups
Older Adults
Older people
Regression Analysis
Social research
United States
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Summary:This paper systematically links and examines two decisions of employed informal caregivers, the allocation of time to care production and to the labor market. Its main contribution is its evaluation of the influence of ethnicity on the family's decisions about providing health care to meet the impending needs of an elderly family member or friend. Caregiving production factors, financial resources, and personal characteristics of the informal care providers influence both caregiving hours and the labor market decisions. German-, Irish-, English-, and Afro-Americans differ significantly in their decision to provide informal care. Policy and research implications of this analysis are discussed.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/30.6.769