Until now, ageing and elderly poverty have come to the fore as serious issues in the Korean society. Furthermore, poverty of elderly women can be seen as graver than poverty in other societal groups. Regardless of the seriousness of the matter, poverty of elderly women has not received enough attention. Therefore, the accurate identification of the characteristics of poverty in elderly women is necessary. This study has as its
purpose the investigation of the causes and actual conditions of elderly women poverty. This study analyzes various elderly statistical data including the National Pension Panel Survey, Survey on Living Conditions of the Elderly, and Survey on Actual Conditions of the Safety of Elderly Women. At the same time, by employing methodologies such as in-depth interviews and macroscopic statistics, the study wishes to illumine the current situation of elderly women poverty from multiple perspectives and to look into the causes of poverty. The study focuses on women aged 65 and above. It analyzes how the characteristics of the times that they were born and grew up in affects their later life. Thus, the study has the quality of a generation research. At the same time, a study on elderly women also has the quality of gender research, as it focuses on the gender differences within the elderly population. (The rest is ommitted)

- 여성노인의 노후빈곤 현황 및 대응정책(Policies for poverty of elderly women)
- 장미혜; 문미경; 최인희; 석재은; 노혜진; 김혜원; 정지연; 양아름
- 한국보건사회연구원
Title |
여성노인의 노후빈곤 현황 및 대응정책(Policies for poverty of elderly women)
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Material Type | Report |
Author(Korean) |
장미혜; 문미경; 최인희; 석재은; 노혜진; 김혜원; 정지연; 양아름 |
Publisher |
서울 : 한국보건사회연구원 |
Date | 2013-12 |
Series Title; No | 연구보고서 / 2013-31-21 |
ISBN | 978-89-6827-084-0 93330 |
Pages | 295 |
Subject Country | South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
Language | Korean |
File Type | Link |
Subject | Social Development < Social Welfare |
Holding | 한국보건사회연구원 |
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