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KMID : 1001320100370020217
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Social Welfare Policy
2010 Volume.37 No. 2 p.217 ~ p.243
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The Impact of Gender and Work Histories on the Economic Well-being of Older Adults
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Lee Mi-Jin
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Abstract
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This study investigates the impact of gender and work histories on the economic well-being of older adults. The economic well-being was measured by individual and household incomes and work histories included the lifetime employment experience, the total number of jobs, the interruption of paid work due to familial roles, the longest job’s status, and the current employment status. Using the first wave of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging in 2006 and Job History Survey in 2007, the results of multivariate regression indicate that older women had lower individual income than older men after controlling other factors. However, no gender difference of household income was found in the multivariate analyses. The findings support that the impact of work histories on the economic well-being of older adults may vary by gender. Specifically, the results illustrate that the longest job’s status and the current employment status contributed to older women’s individual income while the total number of jobs, the longest job’s status, and the current employment status had the effects on older men’s individual income. Out of work history variables, only the current employment status was statistically significant for older women’s household income while the current employment status, the total number of jobs, and the longest job’s status had the consequences for older men’s household income. In conclusion, theoretical and policy implications are suggested.
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KEYWORD
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older adults, gender, work history, individual income, household income
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