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KMID : 0613620190390020160
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Health Social Welfare Review
2019 Volume.39 No. 2 p.160 ~ p.191
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A Study of the Relation between Being in Receipt of Old-Age Income Benefits and Life Satisfaction among the Elderly
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Kwon Hyeok-Chang
Cho Hye-Chung
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between being in receipt of old-age income benefits and life satisfaction among Koreans aged 65 and older. This study is analyzed through panel data analysis method from 2012 (7th) to 2017 (12th) Korean welfare panel data. The results of the analyses are as follows. First, while the life satisfaction trend of the elderly is stable, the levels of life satisfaction are differentiated by the status of income maintenance system; while the life satisfaction levels of the non - receiving group and the national pension group are similar to each other, the life satisfaction level of the public assistance group was the lowest and the public special occupation pension group was the highest among the five groups. Second, after controlling for the individual characteristics including socio-demographic factors (sex, age, area, education), economy (income and wealth), physical health (subjective health status), and psychological health (self esteem, depression), the panel data analysis shows that the status of income maintenance system is associated with the life satisfaction of the elderly. Third, there are differences in the factors, which are associated with life satisfaction, among the five groups of income maintenance status. This study has a policy implication that the coverage gap of public pension should be closed in order to improve the level of life satisfaction among the Korean elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Status of Income Maintenance System, Life Satisfaction, Panel Data Analysis
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