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The purpose of this study is to provide a basic source of data for the welfare of the elderly by checking living status of the elderly in terms of their residence, financial state, health condition, everyday life. The sample consisted of 155 persons over 60 living in Suwon. The data were collected from December 19 to 21, 2001 during the touring services offered by the Elderly Health Center. The tools used for the study were structured questionnaires developed by Jun et al. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient using SPSS. The results of the study are as follows: 1. 27.1%(42 people) of the subjects were male while 72.9%(113 people) of the subjects were female. 26.5%(41 people) of the subjects were in the range of ages 70 to 74.31.0%(48 people) of the subjects believed in Buddhism, 45.2%(70 people) did not get any school education. 2. As for the residence, 52.9%(82 people) of the subjects had lived in Suwon for 10 years, 58.1%(90 people) of the subjects lived with their married son. 57.4%(89 people) of the subjects lived in apartments. 83.9%(130 people) of the subjects owned their houses. 3. As for the financial state, 38.1%(59 people) of the subjects were factory workers, 32.3%(50 people) of the subjects were housewives. 88.4%(137 people) of the subjects received their living expenses from their children or spouses. 72.9%(113 people) of the subjects did not prepare themselves for their future life. 4. As for the health, 43.2%(67 people) of the subjects were in bad health condition. 70.3%(109 people) of the subjects went to clinics or hospitals to get health related services. 45.8%(71 people) went to clinics only when they were sick. 5. As for the chronic diseases, 41.9%(65 people) of the subjects suffered from arthritis, neuralgia, or rheumatism. 23.2%(36 people) of the subjects had high blood pressure and other diseases. 6. As for the everyday life, 42.6%(66 people) of the subjects had nothing to complain about in their everyday life, 33.5%(52 people) of the subjects were worried about their health most, 38.7%(60 people) spent most time in welfare facilities called "Kyeongnodang" where the elderly gathered together for social activities, 26.5%(41 people) spent most time in doing chores at home. 7. As for the medical service, 60.0%(93 people) wanted to have more medical benefits. 8. There was a positive correlation between health status and daily life satisfaction (r=.2517, p=.001), which means health status increases in proportion to daily life satisfaction. The results show that we have to expand welfare facilities and develop programs for the healthy life style to meet psychological needs of the elderly and keep their health because the elderly undergo some crisis of their life in a variety of chanaes.
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