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Changes in Income Inequality and Income Mobility Associated with a Transition to Old Age (노년기로의 이행에 따른 소득불평등 변화와 소득이동성)

  • Lee, Won-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.64 no.2
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    • pp.185-212
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    • 2012

  • This study examines changes in income inequality and income mobility associated with a transition to old age. In understanding the dynamics of income distribution over the later life course, it is important to explore the changes in income dispersion and the changes in relative income positions jointly. Data come from Korean Labor and Income Panel Study(KLIPS) 2nd, 7th, 12th wave. The results are as follows. First, a transition to old age is associated with an increase in income inequality. The Gini index of inequality increased steadily over the life course. Second, a transition to old age is associated with substantial income mobility. The Spearman's rank correlation coefficient between two periods was the lowest at the time of the transition. Increasing income dispersion and significant income mobility can be conceptualized as "income insecurity", since the older population are less likely to cope with income fluctuations. Third, in explaining such changes over time, changes in work life during old age and a subsequent decrease in earnings seem to be the most influential factor.

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Changes in Family Life and Relationships during the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Associations with Perceived Stress (코로나19 확산에 따른 가족생활 및 가족관계의 변화와 스트레스)

  • Chin, Meejung;Sung, Miai;Son, Seohee;Yoo, Jaeeon;Lee, Jaerim;Chang, Young Eun
    • Human Ecology Research
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    • v.58 no.3
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    • pp.447-461
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    • 2020

  • This study explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed family life and relationships as well as how these changes affect perceived stress among married men and women. This study investigated changes in family time use, household work, child care, leisure activities, income and expenditures along with relationships between spouses and children using a sample of 627 married persons surveyed online from May 19 to 25, 2020. The results showed that the amount of time spent on household work, child care, and family leisure have increased and that the perceived burden of household work and child care has also increased. Gender differences were found in time use, household work, and child care. Leisure activities have changed toward more time watching TV or online media and playing online games and less time on outdoor activities, shopping, and meeting friends. About 38% of respondents reported a reduction in household income and 22% reported an increase in household debt. The majority experienced no change in the quality of relationships with spouses and children, approximately 20% of the sample reported a positive change in relationships with spouses and children. The findings of multivariate regression indicated that change in work time, negative change in household economy, negative change in household work and negative change in relationships with spouses were associated with marital stress. However, this study found that negative changes in child care and in relationships with children did not affect stress among married parents with children in elementary or secondary school.

  • https://doi.org/10.6115/fer.2020.032 인용 PDF KSCI