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KMID : 0379220160360030581
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2016 Volume.36 No. 3 p.581 ~ p.594
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Life Satisfaction of Older Adults using Hierarchical Model Analysis focused on Individual and Community Factors
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Kim Sung-Won
Lee Eun-Jin
Chung Soon-Dool
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Abstract
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This study aims to observe the effect of age friendliness of cities on life satisfaction and to suggest ways to improve quality of life of older people. The secondary data sets were used in this study, which were ‘2014 Survey of Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Korean Older People.’ It’s a nationwide data collected by the Korean Institute of Health and Social Affairs. A multilevel analysis model was used to analyze the data because the level of age friendliness has a hierarchical data structure. Results showed as follows: First, life satisfaction of older adults is affected by the level of age-friendliness of cities in which they live. Second, on the personal level, older people showed low life satisfaction when they are more older and have more chronic diseases and more depressed. On the contrary, life satisfaction of older adults increased when they have higher education and income. Third, on the city level, older people showed higher life satisfaction when they live in high employment rate area and participation rate of lifelong education. Cautions should be placed when interpret the result because the variables that represent the characteristics of age friendless of cities were constituted arbitrary. Based on the results, suggestions for improving the city environment age-friendly and implications for social welfare practice were provided.
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KEYWORD
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Life satisfaction , Individual and Community factor , Age-friendly city , multi-level analysis
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