Household Structure and Economic Well-Being - Focused on the coresident grandparents and grandchildren in the U.S. -

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2004;42(12):15-29.

가구유형이 경제복지에 미치는 영향력에 관한 연구 -미국의 조부모와 손자녀가 동거하는 가구를 중심으로-

Hyochung Kim

Dept. of Family & Consumer Sciences, Inje University

ABSTRACT

Since the 1990s there have been increasing concerns about coresident grandparents and their children in the U.S. This study focused on the coresident grandparents and grandchildren, categorized into 6 household structures, and examined whether household structure with sociodemographic variables affected economic well-being. The data from the University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) were used, and frequencies, tests, ANOVA, and logistic regression analysis were conducted by SPSS Windows. The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference in the yearly household income among the 6 household structures. In addition, household structure affected the economic well-being. Especially, grandchildren in grandmother only, some parents present families, and in grandmother only, no parent families were more likely to be poor than those in both grandparents.

Keywords: 가구유형, household structure, 조부모와 손자녀 동거가구, coresidence of grandparents and grandchildren, 경제복지, economic well-being