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Gilbert Brenes-Camacho, CCP, Universidad de Costa Rica
The analysis aims to study life expectancies in intergenerational transfers –giving and receiving money– among older adults in Costa Rica, by gender and type of household because these are part of the social support mechanisms available to the elderly. These are estimated with increment-decrement life table using the two cohorts of CRELES, the longitudinal study of aging in Costa Rica. I find differences by gender in life expectancies in each living arrangement. Among men, the highest figures are observed for those who live only with their couples or only with children; among women, the highest life expectancies are observed for those living alone. In general, the elderly living in other types of households (usually complex living arrangements) have higher death rates. People living with couple only are expected to live more than 15 years receiving money, regardless of their gender. However, due to traditional behaviors, men living only with their couples would expect to live 15 years providing money (59% of their remaining lives), while women in the same living arrangement would expect to live only 9 more years giving money. These estimates are useful to understand how long social support mechanisms last among the older population in Costa Rica.
Keywords: Intergenerational relations, Longitudinal studies, Family demography