In Taiwan, caring for one's parents has always bee seen as a family responsibility, and the concept of raising sons to look after one in one's old age "is deeply implanted in the Chinese psyche. Be that as it may, because of changes in the structure of society and the family, the proportion of old people in Taiwan who live with their children is falling year by year.
在台灣儘管養親向來被視為家庭的責任，「養兒防老」的觀念也一直深植在國人的心中，然而，因為社會及家庭形態的轉變，台灣地區老人與子女同住的比例已逐年下降。