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Table 2 Mixed-effects ML regression results

From: Financial transfers from adult children and depressive symptoms among mid-aged and elderly residents in China - evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study

Variables

B

SE

95% CI

Low

High

Independent variable

Inter-generational financial transfers (log of transfers)

−0.226c

0.044

−0.314

− 0.140

Other transfers

Whether take care of grandchildren

    
 

No (ref.)

    
 

Yes

0.286a

0.117

0.057

.516

 

Frequency of contact with children

    
 

Seldom (ref.)

    
 

Sometimes

−0.071

0.132

−0.329

0.187

 

Often

− 0.293a

0.142

− 0.572

− 0.014

 

Living with any child

    
 

No (ref.)

    
 

Yes

−0.363b

0.116

− 0.590

− 0.134

Demographic factors:

Age group (years old)

    
 

45–56 (ref.)

    
 

56–62

0.269

0.162

−0.048

0.586

 

62–69

0.448b

0.167

0.122

0.775

 

69-

−.761c

0.189

−1.131

−0.391

 

Gender

    
 

Male (ref.)

    
 

Female

1.547c

0.120

1.311

1.781

 

Marital status

    
 

Other (ref.)

    
 

Living with spouse

−0.649c

0.170

−0.983

−0.315

Socioeconomic factors:

Education level (1–10)

−0.087a

0.035

− 0.1561

− 0.018

 

Income level

− 0.170b

0.059

− 0.285

−0.056

 

Amenities/associations (0–14)

−0.072b

0.028

−0.126

− 0.018

 

Areas of china

    
 

Northwest (ref.)

    
 

Southwest

−0.411

0.357

−1.110

0.288

 

Northeast

−2.414c

0.422

−3.241

− 1.586

 

East

−1.994c

0.348

−2.675

− 1.313

 

South

−1.267b

0.403

−2.058

−0.478

 

Central

−1.307c

0.350

−1.994

−0.621

 

North

−1.420c

0.380

−2.165

−0.675

 

Rural-urban

    
 

Rural (ref.)

    
 

Urban

−0.546b

0.202

−0.941

− 0.151

Health and social factors:

Any difficulty with ADL

    
 

No (ref.)

    
 

Yes

1.595c

0.220

1.164

2.026

 

Chronic disease (0–10)

0.259c

0.065

0.131

0.387

 

Whether participated in any social activities

    
 

No (ref.)

    
 

Yes

−1.695c

0.115

−1.920

−1.470

 

Whether still on work

    
 

No (ref.)

    
 

Yes

−0.065

0.136

−0.332

0.203

 

_cons

13.203c

0.896

11.855

14.551

  1. ML = Multi-level; B = unstandardized coefficient; SE = Standard error; CI: Confidence interval
  2. ap < 0.05, bp < 0.01, cp < 0.001