서울시 소재 불교신자 가구의 특성과 사회복지욕구

Abstract

This study aims at identifying the characteristics of Buddhist families and their welfare needs, and thereby establishing the base of Buddhist social welfare practice. From the data of 2010 Seoul Welfare Panel, the data of 403 Buddhist families was extracted and analyzed. The results of this study are as follows:In family size, two person families were the most popular and average number of family members was 2.89. Out of 403 families, 26.6% of families had the child family member and 49.9% of families had the old family member. Single parent families were 2.2% and families with the disabled were 13.2%. Poor families with income less than 50% of median income were 30.3% and the families receiving the National Basic Livelihood Security were 6.7%. Average monthly income of the families was about 2,534 thousand won. Average monthly expense was about 1,912 thousand won. Nearly 39.7% of families reported to save money. About 93.1% of families reported to use the National health Insurance and 8.7% of families were Medical Aid beneficiaries. In general welfare needs, the most popular service they wanted was living cost support, and the next needs were medical expense support, housing expense support in decreasing order. In welfare for the aged, the most popular need was the old-age pension, and the next needs were medical expense support, transportation subsidy in decreasing order. In child education, the most popular need was the field trip, and the next needs were training camp, group program in decreasing order. In welfare for the disabled, the most popular needs were the disability pension, and medical expense support in decreasing order. Overall, most welfare needs of families were related to financial support. T-test and Oneway ANOVA analysis on monthly income revealed that average monthly income of the families was different according to the number of family members, family type, and poverty classification. Regression analysis on monthly income showed that the number of family members, education level of householder, and the number of the old family member affect the monthly income of families. The results of this study could be a useful base in Buddhist social welfare practice and suggest some future directions in Buddhist social welfare practice. More studies are needed for a better understanding of Buddhist families.