• 한국노년학
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.321-341
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 다른 노인가구 유형과의 비교를 통해 그간 노인빈곤 이슈로부터 배제되어 있던 '조손가구'의 소득구성원, 빈곤율, 빈곤동태, 빈곤가구주 특성 및 공·사적 이전소득의 빈곤감소 효과를 파악하는 것이다. 이를 위해 제1차(2005년)와 제2차(2007) 『국민노후보장패널 학술대회용 자료(KReIS)』를 이용하여, LIS의 소득 정의 재구성에 따라 각각의 소득구성원이 추가되었을 때의 빈곤감소효과를 파악하였다. 분석 결과, 2006년을 기준으로 조손가구는 다른 가구유형에 비해 총소득이 가장 적었고, 소득수준은 자녀동거가구의 약 1/4 수준이었다. 또한 다른 가구유형의 근로소득이 시계열적으로 모두 증가하고 있지만, 조손가구는 유일하게 감소하고 있었다. 그리고 중위소득의 1/2을 적용하여 빈곤율을 측정한 결과, 조손가구는 약 10가구 중 3가구가 빈곤상태에 있었고, 가장 빈곤한 가구유형이었다. 사적이전소득과 공적이전소득의 총 빈곤감소 효과를 본 결과, 이전소득이 추가된 후 10가구 중 약 4가구가 빈곤에서 탈출하는 효과를 보였다. 또한 조손가구는 독거노인가구에 비해 공적이전소득의 효과가 상대적으로 큰 반면, 독거노인가구는 조손가구에 비해 사적이전소득의 빈곤감소 효과가 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 공적이전소득의 빈곤감소효과가 2004년에 비해 2006년의 경우 더 낮아지는 것으로 나타나, 공적이전소득보장에 대한 기능을 강화해 나가야 할 것이다. 그간 노인빈곤가구로 독거노인가구가 대표되어 왔으나, 조손가구도 독거노인가구만큼 빈곤한 상황이라는 것은 노인빈곤 이슈에서 조손가구가 배제되지 않아야 하며, 독거노인가구처럼 조손가구를 위한 맞춤형 소득보장 정책이 절실히 요청됨을 시사한다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.133-148
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• 1989

This study attempts of analyze empirically the living status of the elderly in Korea by finding out the problems of it in the family and by clarifying the influences of the family environmental variables and the values on the adjustment of the aged. To carryout the aim of this study, the causes and the patterns of the problems for the aged had been found out through the review of literature. Based on them the questionnaire was prepared including the questions of the values, family environmental vriables as well as the degree of satisfaction of thier liver and the extent of life interchange. The former variables were taken as independent and the latter were taken as dependent variables, so that the relationship between the two variables could be exemplified. The 400 aged over 60 living in Seoul and the other cities were selected through the purposive sampling and interviewed. The answers of the 376 respondents, 94% of the sample, were analyzed for this study. The following results have been found out through the various statistical analysis such as frequency distribution, chi-square test, pearson's correlation, analysis of variance and cluster analysis. At first, the results from the examination of the frequency distribution regarding the living status of the aged are; I) sixteen percent of the respondents living with their married offspring were receiving economical support, though they pointed out the problems of the extended family are the inconveniences with their children (60%) and simpleness (20%) of their livers. It seems that the aged in Korea are poor and have negative opinion on the relationship with their offspring even if they live in the same house. Secondly, it has been found out that the family environmental variables, especially such as sex, occupation, residence, education, level, living ability and the family type, play and important role not only on the degree of satisfaction of their liver but also on the extent of interchange of their lives. However, the variables such as religion and whether the spouse is alive or not do not play and important role. Thirdly, the reported main reasons of their delightness were healthy life (1.87%), the well-being of their offspring (2.08%), the spouse's long life (3.38%), religious activity (5.05%), the hobby activity (4.31%) and the participation in the social activity (5.05%). While, they mainly concern about the illness (1.98%), offspring (2.00%), econmic difficulties (3.39%), inharmonious home (3.81%) and the despicable treatment (3.81%). The respondents wer classified into two groups, they are dependent and independent, using cluster analysis. Health, social activity, offspiring, religion, couple's long life among the factors which lead them to be delighted were turned out to be statistically signhificant at 0.01 significance level between the two groups. As far as their worrisome matters are concerned, health and economic difficulties were significantly different between the two groups. Fourthly, regarding the life interchange, it has been proved that there is a statistically significant differences betwwen the two groups in the economic and the emotional satisfaction, help for ordinary life, status in the family, subjective and objective relationship with offspring, but not in economic dependency and the activity status. Fifthly, it has been noted that there is a high correlation between the degree of life's satisfaction and the extent of life interchange. On the basis of the results mentioned above, it could be concluded taht; i) The majority of the aged in Korea are not economically active, and thus they live with their married offspring even of they have a negative opinion on the subjective relationship with them. This can be pointed out as the main problem of the aged and thus it needs to be studied further. ii) the environmental variables such as age, sex education level, family type and occuption (which can not be changed by their effrot) turned out to give an important effect on the extent of the life interchange among the aged. iii) The respondents who are identified as independent group have a higher degree of life satisfaction and family status than the group identified as defendent. Thus, it can be inferred that it is possible for them to adjust their life by making an effort to modify themselves. iv) The high correlation between the extent of life interchange and the degree of life satisfaction indicates that the elderly themselves can adjust in order to obtain the higher degree of life satisfaction. Therefore, the following suggestions are derived from this study. First of all, the aged should try to be psychologically independent. Second, they need to control themselves in order to achieve self-assurance. Third, the community have to prepare a program of self-development for the aged. Fourth, the social welfare policy that can solve the problem of illness and poverty of the elderly should be introduced, so that their minimum requirements can be satisfied.