1. On inequality of intergenerational transfers: baby boomers as helpers of their children
J P Roos, Elina Haavio-Mannila and Anna Rotkirch
IIS Conference, Yerevan June 11-13, 2009
Department of Social policy and Sociology. Finnish Family Federation

2. A multi-generational family…. Who helps whom?
Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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3. Research questions Who helps whom?
What are the differences between generations
What are differences between practical and financial
help?
What kind of attitudes are there towards helping
What is the relevance of the intensity of helping
Why the asymmetry?
Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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4. GENTRANS project
A project financed by the Academy of Finland
Comparability with SHARE – the European research project on aging and helping
Some 20 countriies participating
Data from three generations and in future at two points in time
The generations are:
Finnish baby boomers (pivot generation, born ),
their children and parents
i.e from same family!
Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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5. GENTRANS survey (2007)
Questionnaire available at blogit.helsinki.fi/gentrans
Additional register data used
Sample of 2000 baby boomers and 3391 children of the respondents
Response rate 56 % for baby boomers and 42 % for children
N = 1115 baby boomers, 1435 children
32 parents of pivots were personally interviewed
Women responded more actively than men and baby boomers’ sons most passively
Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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6. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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7. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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8. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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9. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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10. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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11. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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12. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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13. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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14. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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15. Three models of helping styles
Nuclear family
Helping mainly between parents and children, not very extensive
Extended family
Helping between parents, children, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, quite extensive help
Family cluster model
Broadest model: help horizontally and vertically, also outside family
Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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16. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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17. Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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18. Attitudes towards helping and giving practical help
Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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19. Altruism and giving practical help
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20. The same family in fifties…
Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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21. Bonus picture: A mother and three daughters in Kerala – and my daughter Stella!
Inequality of intergenerational transfers
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