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KMID : 0379220210410030373
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2021 Volume.41 No. 3 p.373 ~ p.396
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The effect of Housing related characteristics on Aging in place among Older adults
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Jung Chan-Woo
Han Chang-Keun
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Abstract
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This study aims to examine the effect of housing characteristics of older adults on the willingness to continue living in local communities in order to realize the Aging in place of the elderly in Korea. Considering that the health status of the elderly is important for aging in place, both healthy and unhealthy cases were analyzed in the analyses. Housing characteristics include home ownership, housing cost burden, housing convenience, housing satisfaction, and residential environment satisfaction. The study sample is 9,798 elderly people from the 2017 survey on the elderly. Key findings are as follows: First, while 6,704 older adults (68.4%) chose to continue living in the community, 3,094 (31.6%) of the elderly did not choose to live in the local community. Second, the elderly who chose to stay in the local community are likely to have more real estate assets and less burden of housing expenses than the elderly group who did not. Third, the results report that older adults with more real estate assets and lower the housing cost burden are likely to choose sustainable living in the local community. The findings suggest that the majority of the elderly actually preferred Aging in place. This study concludes with practice and policy implications for realizing aging in place considering the elderly's needs.
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KEYWORD
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Old Adults, Aging in place, Housing Characteristics, Home Ownership, Housing Cost Burden, Housing Convenience, Residential Satisfaction
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