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International Journal of
Population Studies Intergenerational transfers in Malaysia

Table 7. Multiple regression result (financial support received from children)
No. of observation 5,181
F-statistics 10.765
R-squared 0.088
Adj. R-squared 0.080
Variable Coefficient Standard error t‑statistics
Age
40 – 49 years old (reference)
50 – 59 years old 0.090 0.076 1.191
60 – 69 years old 0.139 a 0.080 1.739
More than 70 years old 0.100 0.090 1.102
Gender
Male (reference)
Female −0.013 0.052 −0.252
Ethnicity
Malay (reference)
Chinese 0.632 c 0.085 7.428
Indian & Others 0.253 c 0.083 3.053
Bumiputera (Sabah and Sarawak) −0.057 0.065 −0.882
Education level
No schooling −0.585 c 0.126 −4.638
Primary school −0.369 c 0.113 −3.261
Lower secondary school −0.190 a 0.115 −1.656
Upper secondary school −0.257 c 0.112 −2.304
Tertiary (reference)
Marital status
Without spouse (reference)
With spouse −0.022 0.061 −0.354
Living arrangement
Not living with children (reference)
Living with children 0.056 0.056 1.002
Current employment status
Working (reference)
Not working due to labor market reasons 0.094 0.125 0.749
Retired 0.268 c 0.071 3.760
Homemaker 0.424 c 0.063 6.724
Current health status
Good health (reference)
Moderate health −0.138 c 0.052 −2.671
Poor health −0.112 0.076 −1.478
Number of living children
1 – 3 children (reference)
4 – 6 children 0.137 b 0.054 2.534
More than 7 children 0.322 c 0.075 4.379
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Volume 11 Issue 4 (2025) 112 https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.1326