• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to analyze behavioral patterns of elderly residents and to identify the characteristics of using furniture and home appliances by elderly-headed households. For this purpose, field studies that included observation and open-ended interview were conducted with 52 elderly-headed households. The major findings of this study were as follows: elderly-headed households need home appliances with lighter body, lower capacity and simple functions. Furniture for elderly people should be designed to minimize the inconvenience of using western style furniture, also the behavior patterns which are important to the elderly like taking medicine have to be considered. And it is necessary to design furniture and equipments properly to prevent accidents happened in housing. Lastly, because the elderly relies heavily on watching TV, it will be desirable to apply TV-friendly devices such as home networking and home automation. Research results will be useful information on product design to reflect characteristics of elderly and follow-up studies associated with each furniture and appliances and specific living behavior are needed.

• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국주거학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.168-173
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to analyze behavioral patterns of elderly residents and to identify the characteristics of using furniture and home appliances by elderly-headed households. For this purpose, field studies that included observation and open-ended interview were conducted with 52 households. The data was analyzed with frequency, chi-square test by SPSS 14.0 for windows. The major findings of this study were that: 1) Elderly households had more sitting-down style furniture which was a traditional living mode than western style furniture. 2) They experienced inconvenience to use home appliances that were not designed for the aged. 3) Their behavioral patterns were related with family type and income.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2013

Because of rapid aging, housing stability of elderly household is becoming an important social problem. The population of the elderly people was 11.3% and that of the elderly household was 23.2%, about 407 million, in 2010. Yet, social policies for elderly people are focusing on the household who takes care of the elderly people, not on the elderly headed households. These policies fail to reflect the reality. Housing satisfaction of the elderly household is different based on the tenure type and the satisfaction can be further affected by the types of elderly household within the same tenure group. Thus, strengthening the policies for the elderly headed households as well as differentiating the policies based on the types of household is required in order to meet the needs of the elderly households. For the elderly household living in a rent house in a city, a housing voucher is needed and for the low income elders who own their houses, housing renovation is required. Public housing affects only the residential satisfaction of single elderly households, not for all elderly households probably because public housing does not meet the demand of the elderly households appropriately. Since the elderly households wanting to move is noticeably small, a policy that provides proper facilities within the elders' neighborhood is most necessary. Also, in order to lessen the burden of housing expenses of the elders with low income, a public housing policy, in which 2-3 people living together in one public housing, needs to be examined.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2007

Kitchen space is one of the most dangerous places for the elderly. Modifications of kitchen space for improving safety and independence for older residents are very important factor for aging in place. The purpose of this study was to identify the current situations and modifications of kitchen space by elderly-headed households. The sample included 108 respondents over the age 65 who consisted of elderly-couple or single person household with homeownership in Seoul. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Based on the findings of the study, the present incidence and recognition of future need in kitchen modifications were identified. Changes made in kitchen space tended to be nonstructural or relatively inexpensive items. In conclusion, this study suggests several ideas for improving current physical problems of kitchen space to support safe and independent daily living of older residents.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제68권3호
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• pp.181-201
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• 2016

본 연구는 저소득층이 경험하는 물질적 어려움과 자살생각의 관계를 규명하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 한국복지패널 7~9차년도 자료를 사용하였고, 가구주를 분석단위로 2,081가구를 분석에 활용하였다. 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 먼저, 물질적 어려움을 경험한 저소득 가구주는 물질적 어려움을 경험하지 않은 가구주보다 자살생각을 할 가능성이 높게 나타났다. 또한 물질적 어려움의 4개 하위변수들과 자살생각의 관계에서는 식품 불안정이나 신용불량을 경험한 가구주가 그렇지 않은 가구주보다 자살생각을 할 가능성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 물질적 어려움과 자살생각의 정적인 관계가 여성가구주 집단보다는 남성가구주 집단에서, 비노인가구주 집단보다는 노인가구주 집단에서 더 두드러지는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 이와 같은 결과를 바탕으로 자살 문제를 접근하는데 있어 사회구조적 책임에 대한 인식과 문제를 완화하기 위한 통합적이고 체계적인 예방정책의 필요성을 제언하였다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2016

This study explored the characteristics, housing deficits and expectations for support programs of low-income renter households in housing poverty in order to provide housing policy development and improvement information. Microdata of the 2014 Korea Housing Survey was utilized as secondary data for this study. A total of 2,508,672 low-income renter households (weighted count) in the bottom 40% income ranks of entire general households living in private rental units were selected as study subjects. The major findings were as follows. (1) One point four percent of the subjects were living in non-house living quarters (e.g., shanties, vinyl greenhouses, container houses, and mud huts), 1.4% were in dosshouses, 9.9% were in basements, semi-basements or rooftop units, and 8.2% were in sub-standard units. (2) Among the households whose housing costs burdens were measurable, 75.7% were found to have housing cost burdens to pay 30% or more of their household income towards housing costs (rental costs and maintenance costs), but only 7.5% of the burdened households received a housing voucher. (3) Eighty-one percent were found to be in a housing poverty status as defined by the researcher; in addition, low-income renter households in housing poverty in Seoul tended to have a greater proportion of households headed by females, the elderly, and be persons with low-education or disabilities. (4) Households in housing poverty showed greater expectations for financial support and/or extended provisions of public rental housing than other low-income renter households.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.183-206
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• 2013

본 연구는 한국노동패널 1~11차년도 자료를 이용하여 가구특성별로 빈곤가구의 빈곤지속기간을 실증 분석하였다. 이를 위해 먼저 이산시간위험률모형을 통해 빈곤탈피율과 빈곤재진입률을 추정하고 이들 확률을 결합하여 빈곤진입 이후의 빈곤지속기간을 추산하였다. 연구결과 빈곤진입가구의 절반가량은 1~2년의 단기빈곤층, 1/4정도는 5년 이상의 장기빈곤층, 나머지 1/4은 3~4년의 중기 또는 반복 빈곤층으로 분류되었다. 가구특성에 따라 빈곤지속기간에는 큰 차이가 나타나는데, 여성가구주가구, 노인가구, 가구주 교육수준이 낮은 가구, 배우자 없는 가구, 가구주나 가구원이 미취업이거나 임시/일용직에 종사하는 가구에서 장기빈곤층의 비중이 높았다. 이와 같은 결과는 빈곤층이 다양한 집단으로 구성되어 있으며, 이들의 특성을 보다 구체적으로 파악하여 각각에 알맞은 빈곤정책을 수립하여야 함을 시사한다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1143-1152
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• 2021

The study aims to assess the impact of factors on the access to financial services by Vietnamese farmers. The number of respondents in this study is 402 household heads participating in six diverse agricultural value chains in Vietnam. The explanatory variables of the Multinomial Logit model estimates variables at the individual characteristics while the Mixed Logit model can combine the two types of variables together to estimate the effects simultaneously. On the other hand, the Ordinal Logit model is used to evaluate the determinants of the increase in the quantity of financial services used by individuals. The estimation results show that male-headed households have more access to financial services than females. Younger farmers are more likely to use formal financial services than the elderly. Financial literacy, land ownership, and shocks in agricultural production all have a positive impact on the probability of dealing with banks. In addition, the degree of linkage and credibility of the value chain have a significant positive impact on the accessibility of financial services to farmers. The findings of this study suggest that limiting gender inequality, focusing on youth marketing and developing agricultural value chains will have a positive impact on farmers' access to financial services.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.57-78
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• 2004

외환위기와 함께 본격적으로 등장한 빈곤문제가 위기의 진정에도 불구하고 위기 이전 수준으로 대폭 감소되지 않을까? 본 연구는 가구소비실태조사 자료를 이용한 1990년대 이후 빈곤추이 분석을 통해 이러한 물음에 답한다. 1990년대 전반기는 급속한 빈곤 감소를 특징으로 한다. 이 시기의 빈곤 감소에는 경제성장이 결정적인 요인으로 작용하였고 소득불평등도의 완화 또한 영향을 미쳤다. 1990년 후반에는 빈곤율이 크게 높아졌다. 경제성장의 침체로 소득수준은 감소하거나 정체상태에 머무른 한편, 소득불평등도가 증대되고 빈곤취약가구가 증가하는 인구학적 변화가 일어나 빈곤 증대를 초래하였다. 이러한 추이에는 주로는 경제활동을 수행하는 성인의 소득격차 확대가, 부차적으로는 노인가구의 증대가 영향을 미쳤다. 절대빈곤의 추이에서는 경제성장의 영향이 주로 부각되고, 상대빈곤의 추이에서는 분배구조 변화의 역할이 크게 나타난다. 준절대빈곤의 경우 1990년대 전반부에는 경제성장으로 상당한 빈곤감소가 발생하고 후반부에는 소득불평등 악화와 경제성장 정체로 빈곤증가가 이루어진 것으로 나타났다.