TABLE TABLE 13.5 Contacts and Help Provided by Middle-Aged Couples to Parents and In-Laws
Phone Calls per MonthVisits per MonthMinutes of Help per Week
Wife to own parents11 6120
Husband to wife’s parents 8 5 70
Total to wife’s parents1911190
Husband to own parents 7 4100
Wife to husband’s parents 5 4 58
Total to husband’s parents128158
Source: E. Lee et al., 2003.