Replication Data for: Behind Parent-Child Relationship and Intergenerational Transfer - A Comparative Study on the U.S. and China

Motivation of intergenerational transfers has been the object of much exploration by previous researchers, and reciprocity and altruism are mostly discussed as factors that drive parent-child exchanges. This research evaluated the relationship between parents’ transfers of time and financial assistance to their young children and the magnitude of adult children’s social and financial support to elderly parents. Using data from the University of Southern California Longitudinal Study of Generations, and China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, structural equation models were constructed to address the research topic, and transfer pattern was compared between the U.S. and China. US data source: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/DSDR/studies/22100 China data source: http://charls.ccer.edu.cn/zh-CN/page/data/2013-charls-wave2代际转移的动机一直是既往研究者广泛探讨的核心议题，互惠（reciprocity）与利他主义（altruism）通常被视为推动亲子间资源交换的核心驱动因素。本研究旨在考察父母向未成年子女提供时间与经济援助，与成年子女向年迈父母提供社会支持及经济资助的规模之间的关联。本研究依托南加州大学代际纵向研究（University of Southern California Longitudinal Study of Generations）与中国健康与养老追踪调查（China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study）的数据，构建结构方程模型（structural equation models）以开展相关研究，并对比了中美两国的代际转移模式。美国数据来源：http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/DSDR/studies/22100；中国数据来源：http://charls.ccer.edu.cn/zh-CN/page/data/2013-charls-wave2