中韩两国老人选择居住方式的比较研究

The Differences of Living Style Between Chinese and Korean Elders

利用2006年对中国城市烟台的老人和1997年对韩国大中小城市老人调查的数据,对中韩两国城市老人选择居住方式进行了分析。结果表明:在韩国,老人与已婚子女同住的比率很高,而在烟台,老人与子女同住的比率却很低;中韩两国老人与子女分住的主要理由基本相同,而同住的理由则根本不同。韩国老人选择"同住是理所当然或家庭的风俗习惯"的比例最高,而烟台老人选择"同住是为了经济上、生活上帮助子女"的比例最高。通过分析,得出以下结论:韩国城市的大多数老人仍以传统的方式来选择居住安排,另外很多韩国老人之所以与已婚子女同住是因为经济上不能自立,而烟台城市的大多数老人从生活实际情况出发选择居住安排,许多老人之所以选择分住是因为大多数老人经济上能够自立、观念上不支持传统的养老方式。

This paper, based on an investigation of the elders in 2006 in Yantai, China, and the Korean elders in1997, compared and analyzed their different living style. The results show more elders in Korea chose to live with their children than Chinese elders did in Yantai~ the reasons for the elders in both countries to chose to live separately are the same, but the reason for them to choose to live together are different. This paper concluded that most elders in Korea chose to live with their children traditionally, and others chose to do so because they were not economically independent. Most elders in Yantai chose their living style according to their living reality. Many of them chose to live separately because they were economically independent, and did not accept the traditional living style for the elders.