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International Journal of
Population Studies Intergenerational transfers in Malaysia

Table 8. (Continued)
Variable Coefficient Standard error t‑statistics
Income group
<RM 1,000 (reference)
RM 1,000 – RM 1,999 0.217 b 0.095 2.285
RM 2,000 – RM 2,999 0.765 c 0.115 6.625
More than RM 3,000 1.011 c 0.116 8.691
Received government financial assistance
No (reference)
Yes −0.342 c 0.101 −3.376
C 4.058 c 0.262 15.510
Note: p<0.10, p<0.05, p<0.01.
b
a
c
Table 9. Multiple regression result (financial support received from parents)
No. of observation 117
F-statistics 1.191
R-squared 0.259
Adj. R-squared 0.042
Variable Coefficient Standard error t‑statistics
Age
40 – 49 years old (reference)
50 – 59 years old −0.208 0.419 −0.497
60 – 69 years old 0.574 0.556 1.032
More than 70 years old 1.200 a 0.687 1.749
Gender
Male (reference)
Female −0.797 b 0.377 −2.111
Ethnicity
Malay (reference)
Chinese 0.787 0.652 1.206
Indian & Others 0.912 a 0.547 1.666
Bumiputera (Sabah and Sarawak) 0.429 0.625 0.687
Education level
No schooling 0.016 1.021 0.015
Primary school −0.664 0.644 −1.031
Lower secondary school 0.183 0.623 0.294
Upper secondary school 0.292 0.599 0.488
Tertiary (reference)
Marital status
Without spouse (reference)
With spouse −0.713 a 0.414 −1.724
Living arrangement
Not living with parents (reference)
Living with parents −0.174 0.617 −0.282
(Cont'd...)

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