서울 및 경인 지역 거주 가구의 주거환경 및 주거비 차이 비교에 관한 실증 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to compare the socio-economic status and living arrangements of ordinary households between Seoul and Gyeonggi-Incheon Area(GIA), and to explore the determinants of their housing quality and housing expenditure. Utilizing the 5th and 15th Korea Welfare Panel Study(KoWePS), this longitudinal study performed statistical analyses, and the results indicated that both districts during the study decade shared commonalities of demographic ageing and shrinking including a fast growth in elderly and female-headed households, a rapid decline in numbers of ordinary households and family households, and a reduction in the economic activity participation rate and household size. While Seoul had more college-educated, salaried workers and the steady outflow of non-elderly households from the city accelerated the urban ageing, the continuing inflow of highly-educated workers and non-elderly households to GIA being coupled with a significant increase in the number of dual-earner households led to a sharp rise in income which in turn fostered an upward move on the housing ladder. Indeed, most in Seoul were tenants living in small multifamily housing with two and half bedrooms, and many in GIA owned a small apartment with three bedrooms, enhancing residential satisfaction positively affecting quality of life. It’s explicit that income growth contributed to diminishing the housing inequity between two localities. Further, it’s found that residential assessment was largely attributed to residential environment qualities and income had a crucial factor in determining housing expenditure. Thus, the findings implied that with a strong relationship between housing and labor markets, the local housing market adequately responded to mouting demands for housing and social services driven by demographic transformation and economic expansion.