Stuck in the Middle: Off-Farm Employment and Caregiving Among Middle-Aged Rural Chinese

Shangyi Mao, Rachel Connelly and Xinxin Chen

Feminist Economics, 2018, vol. 24, issue 2, 100-121

Abstract: Using the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2011–12 baseline data, this contribution explores to what extent taking care of grandchildren and frail parents influences rural middle-aged Chinese adults’ off-farm employment. The findings show that, conditional on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, taking care of grandchildren has a negative effect on rural middle-aged men's and women's off-farm job participation and hours worked. Caregiving for parents does not have the same negative effects on off-farm employment and hours worked. Furthermore, the study finds that annual earnings are also negatively affected by caregiving responsibilities, especially for women and men taking care of grandchildren.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2017.1387670

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