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International Journal of
Population Studies Intergenerational transfers in Malaysia

Table 8. Multiple regression result (financial support given to parents)
No. of observation 1,160
F-statistics 18.046
R-squared 0.29
Adj. R-squared 0.276
Variable Coefficient Standard error t‑statistics
Age
40 – 49 years old (reference)
50 – 59 years old −0.078 0.083 −0.940
60 – 69 years old −0.010 0.120 −0.083
More than 70 years old −0.024 0.163 0.145
Gender
Male (reference)
Female −0.089 0.073 −1.211
Ethnicity
Malay (reference)
Chinese 0.500 c 0.132 3.798
Indian & Others 0.323 c 0.125 2.572
Bumiputera (Sabah and Sarawak) 0.260 c 0.093 2.802
Education level
No schooling (reference)
Primary school −0.063 0.234 −0.272
Lower secondary school 0.149 0.230 0.649
Upper secondary school 0.269 0.227 1.183
Tertiary 0.657 c 0.241 2.726
Marital status
Without spouse (reference)
With spouse −0.414 c 0.116 −3.565
Living arrangement
Not living with parents (reference)
Living with parents −0.011 0.111 −0.096
Current employment status
Working 0.106 0.096 1.101
Not working due to labor market reasons 0.433 b 0.205 2.115
Retired 0.151 0.145 1.047
Homemaker (reference)
Current health status
Good health (reference)
Moderate health −0.201 c 0.080 −2.494
Poor health −0.547 c 0.163 −3.367
Number of living parents
1 living parent (reference)
2 living parents 0.320 c 0.081 3.945
3 living parents 0.400 c 0.107 3.718
4 living parents 0.452 b 0.185 2.450
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Volume 11 Issue 4 (2025) 114 https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.1326