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Does Adult Children’s Education Increase Parents Longevity in China?

Version 1 : Received: 24 August 2022 / Approved: 26 August 2022 / Online: 26 August 2022 (04:18:44 CEST)

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Ma, Y.; Ma, Z.; Yang, M. Does Adult Children’s Education Increase Parents’ Longevity in China? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 15530. Ma, Y.; Ma, Z.; Yang, M. Does Adult Children’s Education Increase Parents’ Longevity in China? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 15530.

Abstract

Background: Some developing countries, such as China, population is aging rapidly, meanwhile, the average years of schooling for residents is constantly increasing. However, the question of whether adult children’s education has an effect on the longevity of older parents, remains inadequately studied. Methods: This paper uses China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS) data to estimate the causal impact of adult children's education on their parents' longevity. Identification is achieved by using the truncated regression model and using historical education data as instrument variables for adult children’s education. Results: For every unit increase in adult children’s education, the father’s and mother’s longevity increased by 0.89 years and 0.75 years, respectively. Mechanism analysis shows that adult children's education has a significant positive impact on parents' emotional support, financial support and self-reported health. Further evidence shows that for every unit increase in adult children’s education, the father-in-law’s and mother-in-law’s longevity increased by 0.40 years and 0.46 years, respectively. Conclusions: It is conclusion that improving the level of adult children’s education can increase parents’ and parents-in-law’s longevity. Adult children’s education might contribute to the longevity of older parents by three channels that providing emotional, economic support and affecting parents’ health.

Keywords

Adult children's education; parental longevity; truncated regression; emotional support.

Subject

Business, Economics and Management, Economics

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