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Population Studies Intergenerational transfers in Malaysia

Table 5. Bivariate analysis (receiving financial transfers)
Variables Received from (%) χ 2
None Children only Parents only Both
Gender 47.979 c
Male 50.9 48.5 0.5 0.2
Female 42.6 55.7 0.8 1.0
Age groups 412.188 c
40 – 49 years old 68.9 28.6 1.6 0.9
50 – 59 years old 45.7 53.5 0.2 0.6
60 – 69 years old 36.3 63.2 0.2 0.3
70 years old and above 35.7 63.6 0.5 0.2
Ethnic groups 42.751 c
Malay 44.4 54.0 0.7 0.8
Chinese 49.6 49.4 0.8 0.2
Indian & Others 49.7 48.6 1.1 0.6
Bumiputera (Sabah and Sarawak) 52.4 47.6 - -
Education level 240.611 c
No schooling 40.0 59.8 0.1 -
Primary school 37.9 61.3 0.3 0.5
Lower secondary school 44.9 53.7 0.7 0.7
Upper secondary school 53.3 44.8 1.0 0.8
Tertiary education 69.9 28.8 1.2 0.2
Marital status 83.370 c
Without spouse 34.5 64.7 0.4 0.4
With spouse 50.3 48.5 0.7 0.6
Number of living children 275.945 c
1 – 3 59.2 39.1 1.1 0.6
4 – 6 40.4 58.8 0.3 0.5
7 and above 30.1 69.1 0.2 0.6
Number of living parents 378.440 c
0 39.1 60.9 - -
1 48.4 49.5 0.9 1.1
2 63.3 34.7 1.0 1.0
3 69.6 26.1 2.8 1.6
4 77.8 16.0 4.9 1.2
Living with children 0.759
Yes 46.9 52.2 0.5 0.4
No 47.6 51.1 0.6 0.6
Living with parents 5.029
Yes 47.0 51.8 0.6 0.6
No 51.1 48.1 0.7 0.2
Employment status 310.100 c
Working now 61.5 36.7 1.0 0.9
Not working due to labor market reasons 47.2 51.1 0.9 0.9

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Volume 11 Issue 4 (2025) 108 https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.1326