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Elderly Parents Rely More on Daughters Than on Sons © This is copyrighted material owned by Digital Chosun Inc. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission.

Elderly parents are most likely to be in touch on a regular basis with their eldest daughter if they have several children. Just a decade ago it was most likely to be the son and heir, signaling seismic changes in social attitudes.