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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2016.16.05.591

Impact on Income Inequality of Income Sources in the Elderly  

Lee, Yong-Jae (호서대학교 사회복지학과)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.16, no.5, 2016 , pp. 591-600 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper, in the situation of deepening poverty and worsening income inequality, aims to find the impact on income inequality of main income sources such as public income, market income and family income in the elderly and propose polices for weakening the income inequality in the elderly. Main results are as follows. First, Gini coefficients of each income sources in the elderly are total income's 0.4801, public income's 0.4071, market income's 0.6736 and family income's 0.1855. Income inequality in the elderly population is serious in the total income, public income and market income areas. Second, after excepting for public income in total income, Gini coefficient is 0.4864. after excepting for market income in total income, Gini coefficient is 0.3609. And after excepting for family income in total income, Gini coefficient is 0.5784. When market and public income are excepted from total income, Gini coefficient alleviate. Therefore, market income and public income are the major causes of income inequality in the elderly. But, family income alleviate the income inequality in the elderly. In order to alleviating the income inequality of the elderly, we must try to increasing the market income. For example, government must to supply job opportunities for the elderly of low-income.
Keywords
Inequality; Social Security System; Social Stratification; National Pension;
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