Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회지)
- Volume 30 Issue 4
- /
- Pages.121-136
- /
- 1992
- /
- 1225-0937(pISSN)
- /
- 2234-2818(eISSN)
Housing needs for the Elderly in Reference to the Middle-Aged
노인주거에 관한 중년층의 주요구
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate housing needs for the elderly in reference to the middle-Aged, the relationship of their housing needw with demographic variables and personal characteristic. The main results are as follows: 1. The desired distance form their residence to children's house is about halr an hour to one hour by car. White color employees are more declined to living seperately from thier children than blue color. Most of them like to depend on pensions for living expenses. 2. The favorite housing plans are listed in the order of self-contained unit(50.7%), intermediate care housing(38.6%) and living with their children(10.7%). This tells that the prospective elderly likes to live independentlay from their children and suggests the need for housing plans for elderly people. 3. Women are highly interested in both interior and exterior housing environment. People who are active in their everyday life tend to show more interests in interior facilities and space arrangements of their house, transportation, and neighboring environments.
Keywords