• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권10호
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• pp.571-579
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• 2020

This paper examines how human capital and other economic variables, such as private investment, economic growth, government investment, inflation, and unemployment influence inequality in Indonesia's provinces. We apply panel data model with fixed effect estimation for the data of 34 provinces from the period 2013 to 2019. We develop a new index for human capital using the education index approach. The results show that human capital has a negative and significant effect on income inequality. An increase in human capital is related to an increase in knowledge and competence due to the longer average school year and expectations of the school year. Human capital has increased the possibility of a person being accepted into the job market and earning a higher income; hence, it lowers income inequality. We also find that inflation leads to a higher gap of income distribution. A further implication of this situation is that the rise in inflation causes an increase in low-income people, and as a consequence, makes their lives worse off. This paper will be beneficial for policy-makers for whom human capital, which is measured using an education index, is an important factor that significantly affects income inequality, in addition to other economic factors.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2016

현재 정보소외계층 대상에 대한 정의는 2000년대 초반 정부가 정보격차실태조사를 처음 시작했던 당시의 기준을 그대로 사용하고 있다. 본 연구의 목표는 정보격차조사의 정보소외계층 대상을 검토하고 재 정의 하고자 하는 것이다. 이러한 목표를 위해 본 연구에서는 정보격차조사의 대상 중 특히 문제의 소지가 많은 대상인 장애인, 저소득층, 장노년층을 중심으로 각각의 현황을 분석하고 정보소외계층 대상으로서 이들 집단에 대한 정의를 재검토하였다. 분석 결과 정보격차 조사 대상 장애인을 현재의 지체, 뇌병변, 청각/언어, 시각장애인만으로 한정하지 말고, 개정된 장애인복지법에 의거하여 15가지 장애유형을 재검토 해야 한다. 저소득층의 경우 정보격차해소 대책의 대상으로서 저소득층의 기준도 기초생활수급자에 한정하고 있다. 그러나 차상위계층을 정보소외계층으로 포함시키는 검토가 필요하다. 장노년층의 경우 현재 노인연령기준이 사회통념에 맞추어 상향조정하는 것을 고려해 보아야 할 것이다. 따라서 장년층은 제외하고 65세이상의 노인층에 대해서만 정보소외계층에 포함시켜 정보격차조사를 수행하는 것도 고려해 볼 만하다.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.23-36
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• 2012

Objectives : The coverage of Korean National Health Insurance is limited to basic level. Korean government encourages private health insurance for covering medical securities. So, many studies examined the determinants of purchasing private health insurance. However, 11% of Korean population is older than 65 in 2011. Considering the elderly is important to establish a health policy. The aim of this study is to examine factors determining the purchase of private health insurance among middle-aged and elderly Korean adults. Methods : We used the second Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA), selected 8,688 sample of the aged 47 or older for the analysis. KLoSA collected information on demographic characteristics, income, health- related factors. KLoSA data include in the number of outpatient, inpatient, oriental hospital visit, dental clinic visit for two years. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between the determinants of purchasing private health insurance and the factors which include age, gender, education, residential district, marital status, smoking, drinking, physical exercise, economic activity status, national health insurance type, income, the number of chronic disease, and the number of outpatient, inpatient, oriental hospital visit, dental clinic visit for two years. Results : People who were older, did not live in a city, had higher IADL, currently drunk alcohol, did exercise regularly and had chronic diseases more than three were inclined not to purchase private health insurance. Females, the married, well-educated, past & currently smokers, the employed, high income earners, national health insurers, metropolitan citizens and someone who got high MMSE were more likely to purchase private health insurance. The more people experienced outpatients, inpatients, dental clinics and Chinese medicine clinics, the more private health insurance was purchased. The elderly people over 75 had more private health insurance than the aged 65-74. The strongest factors for private health insurance is gender, and economic status such as income. Conclusion : In this study, we found healthy-high income people were more likely to purchase private health insurance. In contrast, unhealthy-low income and older people did not. The economic factors were strongly related with private health insurance in aged over 75. These mean inequality exists in the using private health insurance. Therefore, the government should consider vulnerable social group before expanding private health insurance.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.54-62
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• 2003

Objectives : To assess the distribution of social support, and explore its effects on self-rated health status in a low income neighborhood of Seoul, Korea. Methods : In September 2001 we conducted a survey in a low income neighborhood of Seoul, Korea, in which 862 residents, aged 18 years or over, participated. We measured the general sociodemographic characteristics, self-rated health status and social support with the instrument developed from Korean translation of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support survey (MOS-SSS) scale of the US. Logistic regression was used to identify the determinants of social support, and explore its effects on self-rated health status. Results : Lower social class, women or divorced people had much less social support compared to higher social class, men or those never married, respectively. Those families on much lower income also received less social support. Social support has a positive impact on the self-rated health status, which remains statistically significant even when other relevant variables are adjusted. Conclusions : This study suggests that social support has an important role in health, and the socially disadvantaged have lower social support. Therefore, to improve the health status of the poor, it is necessary to encourage community participation, and develop strategies that could strengthen their provision of social support.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.123-141
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• 2014

본 연구는 저소득 가정의 조기개입 프로그램 참여 유무에 따른 영유아의 발달과 양육자인 부모의 양육스트레스의 차이를 분석하고자 하였다. 연구 대상은 저소득 가정의 만 0세부터 만 5세까지의 영유아와 그 부모이며 현재 조기개입 프로그램인 드림스타트 프로그램에 참여하고 있는 영유아와 참여하지 않는 영유아 그리고 그 부모를 대상으로 하였다. 연구도구로 영유아의 발달을 측정하기 위하여 K-ASQ 검사를 실시하였고, 양육자의 양육스트레스 차이를 측정하기 위하여 Parenting Stress Index/Short Form을 사용하였다. 연구결과는 첫째, 조기개입 프로그램의 참여유무에 따라 저소득가정 영유아의 발달에 차이가 있었다. 특히 조기개입 프로그램에 참여한 영아가 참여하지 않은 영아보다 대근육 운동, 소근육 운동, 문제해결, 의사소통, 개인-사회성 등에서 발달수준이 더 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 조기개입 프로그램에 참여한 저소득 가정의 부모가 참여하지 않은 부모보다 양육스트레스 정도가 더 낮게 나타났다. 이는 저소득 가정의 아동과 부모를 위한 조기개입 프로그램이 영아의 발달을 촉진하고 부모의 양육스트레스를 감소시키는 긍정적인 역할을 하고 있음을 보여주는 결과이다. 결과적으로 조기개입 프로그램은 저소득 가정의 아동 뿐 아니라 그 부모를 대상으로 함께 개입하고 지원해야 하며, 보다 많은 저소득 가정의 영유아 및 가족들이 참여할 수 있도록 대상자 발굴이 지속적으로 이루어져야 한다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.80-83
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• 2017

The proportion of people who reported unmet healthcare needs is an important indicator to measure the access problem in healthcare service. To examine current status and trends of unmet needs in Korea, we used data from four sources: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHNES, '2007-2015); the Community Health Survey (CHS '2008-2015); the Korea Health Panel Survey (KHP '2011-2013); the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS '2006-2015). The proportion of individual reporting unmet healthcare needs as of 2015 was 12.6% (KNHNES), 11.7% (CHS), and 16.3% (KHP, as of 2013). Annual percent change which characterizes trend for follow-up period was -9.4%, -3.4%, and 7.6%, respectively. The proportion of individual reporting unmet healthcare needs due to cost was 2.8% (KNHNES), 1.7% (CHS), and 4.6% (KHP). The proportion of household reporting unmet healthcare needs due to cost was 1.2% (KOWEPS). Annual percent change was -9.0%, -14.9%, 9.4%, and -18.2%, respectively. Low income population reported about 5 times more unmet needs than high income population. Therefore for decreasing the unmet healthcare needs, strategies focusing on low income population were needed.

• 한국실내디자인학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국실내디자인학회 2006년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.205-208
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• 2006

This research investigated the public rental houses In Yangchon-gu, whose locational attribute are suitable for the public rental house and has superior position in both inhabitants' participation and public welfare program. The public rental house has several types, such as permanent lease house, public lease. And several programs, the aged support police and medical services delivery system, have been the leading models for other local governments. Also, there are residents who are in their forties and fifties in the public rental houses in Yangchon-gu. un occupied is less than 1% and it seems that there is few turnover rate. 1 household rate and 2 households rate look like similar in the number of family member, total social public welfare program is focus on family welfare, juvenile welfare, teenager welfare, handicapped person welfare local, welfare and old people welfare. Accordingly, this research is used for base data of questionnaire and the first data for grope various improvement while planning group public rental house for low income group. And this research will be improved directional grope for improve livable public rental house around residents.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.147-159
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• 2020

Objectives: This study is the human factors and disease factors of the copayment system for the elderly (>65 years old) and to identify does the current status and characteristics of the applied elderly and conducted to provide basic data. Methods: Sample cohort data from the National Health Insurance Corporation database, from the years 2012-2015, were analyzed of 21,772 elderly people over the copayment ceiling. Results: The ratio of those who exceeded the copayment ceiling system rose sharply from progressive rates of 3.39% in 2012, 3.69% in 2013 and 5.03% in 2014, to rates of 37.13% from 2013. Factors identified that affect the instances of being over the copayment ceiling were: age, income group, region, severity, disability, sickness distribution, inpatient days, and outpatient days. Conclusions: The reorganization of the copayment ceiling system in 2014 favored low-income families of the elderly, but in 2015, the proportion of elderly was low (only 5.78%). The government's policies needs to change to allow for the amount of the deductible upper limit for low- and middle- income groups to be further subdivided in order for the elderly to receive more deductibles.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.16-24
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• 2016

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the mediating effect of self-esteem and depression in the relationship between perceived health status of the low-income elderly and their suicide ideation. Methods: Participants were 201 elderly people living at home in two cities who were receiving home health services from public health centers. Face-to-face interviews were conducted from October in 2013 to April in 2014. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 and AMOS 21.0. Results: Subjects' perceived health status had a direct effect on increasing self-esteem and reducing depression. Subjects' self-esteem and depression had a direct effect on suicide ideation. Perceived health status had an indirect effect on suicide ideation that was mediated by self-esteem and depression. Conclusion: Results of this study indicate that to prevent suicide of the elderly, it is critical to increase their health status. Additionally, there is a need to construct and implement strategies to strengthen self-esteem of low-income elderly in order to decrease depression.

• 한국노년학
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.639-657
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• 2020

본 연구는 제7차 국민노후보장패널자료를 사용하여 노후준비에 대한 개인별 책임인식 차이가 경제적 노후준비에 미치는 영향을 소득수준에 따른 조절효과를 통해 분석하였다. 연구방법으로는 기술통계분석과 소득수준의 조절효과 분석을 위한 위계적 다중로지스틱 회귀분석(Hierarchical Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis)방법을 사용하였다. 1단계 모형에서는 통제변수와 독립변수인 '노후준비 책임인식'변수를, 2단계에선 조절변수인 '소득·욕구비율(INR)'을, 3단계에서는 독립변수와 조절변수를 조합한 '상호작용항'을 순차적으로 투입하여 분석하였다. 총 분석대상자는 3,869명으로 평균 연령은 58.9세였고, 남성이 전체의 55.3%를 차지하였다. 경제적 노후준비를 하고 있다고 응답한 경우는 전체의 35.8%에 불과하였으며, 준비하고 있지 않다고 응답한 경우가 64.2%로 약 2배 차이를 보였다. 주요 연구 분석 결과, 첫째, 노후준비에 대한 주된 역할이 타인이 아닌 자기 자신에게 있다고 응답하는 비율이 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 본 연구에서 응답자 중 65%가 노후대책마련 책임이 자기 본인에게 있다고 응답하였는데, 이는 유럽의 37%보다도 높은 수치였다. 둘째, 노후준비에 대한 책임이 자기 자신에게 있다고 응답한 사람은 외부에 있다고 응답한 사람보다 경제적 노후준비를 하고 있는 경향을 보였다. 셋째, 소득수준은 노후준비에 대한 책임인식이 경제적 노후준비에 미치는 영향에 부(-)의 조절효과(moderating effect)를 보였다. 넷째, 소득수준이 증가할수록, 학력수준이 높을수록 경제적 노후준비를 하는 경향이 증가하고 있어 저소득·저학력학층은 고소득·고학력층에 비해 경제적 노후준비를 적게 하는 경향을 보였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 노후준비에 대한 자신의 책임의식이 높더라도 소득이 낮아 경제적 노후준비에 어려움을 경험하는 저소득·저학력층을 위한 다양한 실천적·정책적 방안을 제시하고 있다.