Research on Family Life Cycle and Income Spending Patterns of the New Female Immigrants

• Main Authors: Chia-Lung Chen, 陳嘉龍
• Other Authors: Leong-Sze Lee
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/36853591884325158202

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 東南亞研究所 === 102 === What is the key that drive new female immigrants working hard to earn a living? It could be their hope of sharing the burden of living expenses back in their parental home, playing their part as the daughter of the family; or to play a role of supportive other half, daughter in law and a mother to the family she married into. Perhaps, it was both. So where do they stand in this income distribution expanse? This study shows that as the family life cycle changes, the income spending patterns of these new female immigrants follow. The income distribution was mainly divided into the following seven divisions : 1. Support parental home : As they start to build a family here especially right after giving birth, their support towards their parental family were less. 2. Family expenses : Most of them have children compared to those newly-wed. 3. Children’s education : Most of their allocation goes to their child’s education fund. 4. Financial Investment : Most of them have children and generally approach investment of insurance. As for the newly-wed and daughter-in-laws, the Vietnamese are the least. 5. Savings : They allocate most of their savings for their children’s education fund. As for the newly-wed and daughter-in-laws, the Vietnamese are the least. 6. Homesick : two weeks after the family life cycle, the expenses for savoring hometown delicacies does not cause a big change. 7. Own satisfaction : Most of newly weds will spend their income to fulfill their own satisfaction while those with children spent less on it, while the Vietnamese spent least.