Who Gives More? The Relation between Birth Order and the Proportion of Upward Monetary Support

• Main Authors: CIOU, JYUN-YU, 邱珺堉
• Other Authors: CHEN, WAN-CHI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/jce763

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 社會學系 === 105 === Based on the data analysis from the Panel Study of Family Dynamics (PSFD), this study examines the correlation between “the birth order of young adults in Taiwan” and “their upward monetary support” by using data from both parents and children in the same family. These young adults were born after 1911, and have been over 25 during 2010 to 2012. Four conclusions are then made in this study: (1) there are under 10% of the young adults in Taiwan who receive support from their parents, but there are over 85% of the young adults give monetary support to their parents. (2) The firstborns significantly give more than their siblings. (3) The young adults’ support were related to the sibling structure in the family; i. e., the more sibling they have, the fewer they support. (4) Comparing to filial piety or traditional family value, good relationship between children and parents in more important to how young adults’ monetary support to their parents.