Abstract：Elderly care for the parents of only children has much to do with their living arrangement in old age. Based on the data of two sampling surveys, this paper analyzes the current situation and characteristics of the living arrangement of the parents of the first only-child generation in cities. The results show that the parents of the first only-child generation in cities are mostly empty nesters (accounting for about 60%), but only a small proportion of them have difficulty in life (accounting for only 10%). The living arrangement of the parents of the first only-child generation varies due to differences of their children’s gender and marriage. The proportion of empty nesters of male only children is lower than that of empty nesters of female only children. In all kinds of marriages, more parents live with their sons than their daughters, but it is opposite when empty nesters and their children live in different cities. Among the parents who live with their children, the men’s parents in families where men are only children and women are non-only children accounts for the highest proportion, and women’s parents in families where both men and women are only children accounts for the lowest proportion. Moreover, the parents of the first only-child generation mostly range from 60 to 70 years old, it is about ten year later that many of them may have difficulty getting proper care and consolation in everyday life. Therefore, we need to try our best to establish old-age security and social support system, allowing senior people to enjoy a comfortable and peaceful life.
风笑天. “空巢”养老?城市第一代独生子女父母的居住方式及其启示[J]. 《深圳大学学报》（人文社科版）, 2020, 37(4): 120-130.
FENG Xiao-tian. Elderly Care for “Empty Nesters”: Living Arrangement of the Parents of the First Only-Child Generation in Cities and its Implication. , 2020, 37(4): 120-130.
2020, Vol. 37 
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