Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to examine the characteristics
   of Chinese midlife individuals aged 45-64 who are potentially being
   ‘sandwiched’ between providing care to older parents/parents-in-law
   and/or younger grandchildren (under age 16). Binary logistic and
   multinomial regression models shed light on the factors associated with
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   results highlight that amongst the Chinese mid-life sandwich
   generation, 58 per cent only provide care to their young grandchildren,
   23 per cent only provide care to their parents/parents-in-law, whilst
   15 per cent are simultaneously supporting both generations. Rather than
   acting as competing demands upon the mid-lifers’ time, the multivariate
   analysis provides evidence that the provision of intergenerational care
   is complementary, with caring for grandchildren increasing the
   probability of also supporting one’s parents/ parents-in-law, and vice
   versa. However, an increase in the number of younger grandchildren has
   a negative impact on the care provided to older parents/parents-in-law,
   indicating that at higher care intensities there may be competing
   demands across the generations.
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   Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to examine the characteristics
   of Chinese midlife individuals aged 45-64 who are potentially being
   ‘sandwiched’ between providing care to older parents/parents-in-law
   and/or younger grandchildren (under age 16). Binary logistic and
   multinomial regression models shed light on the factors associated with
--
   results highlight that amongst the Chinese mid-life sandwich
   generation, 58 per cent only provide care to their young grandchildren,
   23 per cent only provide care to their parents/parents-in-law, whilst
   15 per cent are simultaneously supporting both generations. Rather than
   acting as competing demands upon the mid-lifers’ time, the multivariate
   analysis provides evidence that the provision of intergenerational care
   is complementary, with caring for grandchildren increasing the
   probability of also supporting one’s parents/ parents-in-law, and vice
   versa. However, an increase in the number of younger grandchildren has
   a negative impact on the care provided to older parents/parents-in-law,
   indicating that at higher care intensities there may be competing
   demands across the generations.