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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2017.15.11.37

The effect of housing environment on the health of single-mothers  

Kim, Ji-Hye (Dept. of Social welfare, Hyupsung University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.15, no.11, 2017 , pp. 37-48 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to examine the effect of housing environment on single mothers' health and to find out how to improve their health and housing environment. For the purpose, this study analyzed the Single-parents survey carried out by Ministry of Gender Equality and Family in 2015. The results are as follows. When residential functions such as mining, heating, and noise are not fulfilled among the physical characteristics of the residential environment, single-mothers are more likely to feel unhealthy. Among the socio-economic characteristics of housing, people who live in public rental housing are more likely to feel unhealthy than those living in own house. And people who have excessive household debt are less healthy than those having no debt. Socioeconomic characteristics of housing environments had a significant effect on depression of single-mothers. Based on the results, the author suggested that housing improvement services, survey of housing conditions of single parents, provision of services considering household debt and improving residential conditions of public rentals houses should be implemented.
Keywords
Residential environment; Single-mothers; Subjective health; Depression; Residential Rights;
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