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Demographics of the sandwich generation by race and ethnicity in the United States

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  • Cravey, Tiffany
  • Mitra, Aparna

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The Sandwich Generation comprises of people who simultaneously care for their children and the elderly parents. While current studies have focused on this group in general, our study splits the sandwich generation by race and ethnicity to focus on differential economic, social, and cultural differences among the group. Based on limited data, we find that human capital attainment, labor market status, family structure, and incomes differ significantly among different races. Additionally, beliefs, culture and social norms among the different races play important roles in the extent and nature of care giving to the elderly. Since the U.S. is transitioning into a diversified society, this multicultural approach is necessary to understand and to accommodate the various needs of the sandwich generation.

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  • Cravey, Tiffany & Mitra, Aparna, 2011. "Demographics of the sandwich generation by race and ethnicity in the United States," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 40(3), pages 306-311, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:soceco:v:40:y:2011:i:3:p:306-311
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    1. Rachel Margolis & Laura Wright, 2017. "Older Adults With Three Generations of Kin: Prevalence, Correlates, and Transfers," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 72(6), pages 1067-1072.
    2. Marco Albertini & Aviad Tur-Sinai & Noah Lewin-Epstein & Merril Silverstein, 2022. "The Older Sandwich Generation Across European Welfare Regimes: Demographic and Social Considerations," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 38(2), pages 273-300, May.
    3. Denys Dukhovnov & Emilio Zagheni, 2019. "Transfers of informal care time in the United States: the role of demographic differentials in intergenerational flows by age, sex, and racial and national background," Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, vol. 17(1), pages 163-197.

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