국민기초생활보장 수급노인의 생활실태에 관한 연구 : 비수급노인과의 비교를 중심으로

Abstract

This study aims to examine living conditions of the elderly who receive the National Basic Livelihood Protection through comparing them with those of other elderly who do not receive the protection. The data used in this research is 5,285 old men and women 65 years old or more among the 10th Year data in 2015 of the Korea Welfare Panel. The findings of the data analysis are as follows. First, the elderly receiving the protection tended to be as follows: female; those of low education like no schooling or elementary school graduation; those who were bereaved of, or divorced from partners. And, their household types were living alone or living with grandchildren, objects which needed protection. Second, though the elderly receiving the protection used more senior welfare services than those not receiving the protection did, their subjective health conditions were very poor, and they had more chronic diseases, and weaker labor capacity than the cases of other elderly who do not receive the protection. And, they suffered depression more as well. Third, the former participated less in economic activities, less income, and, consequently spent less living expenses than the latter did. As the economic conditions of the former were poor, they received more basic pension amount than the case of the latter. But, the debts of the latter were larger than those of the former. Forth, the former had lower satisfaction with family relations, and higher stress from them than the latter did. Accordingly, living conditions of the former were poorer than the latter, which need countermeasures.