Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association (대한가정학회지)
- Volume 36 Issue 4
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- Pages.199-215
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- 1998
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- 1225-0937(pISSN)
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- 2234-2818(eISSN)
The Living Conditions and their Determinants of the Elderly in Inchon
인천시 노인의 생활특성과 관련요인 분석
Abstract
The purposes of the study were to investingate selected living conditions of the elderly I Inchon and to examine if they can be disaggregated according to their socio-demographic characteristics in terms of living conditions. Four living areas were examined in the study : health and food habit, housing, economic status, and family relationships. Data were collected by questionaires. The sample consisted of 202 elderly. It was found in general that the living conditions were relatively poor for the elderly who were female, older and less educated, and had higher household income and no spouse.
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