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Koreans Aged 65 to 74 Have High Level of Social Insecurity

  • Date 2022-08-04
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KIHASA has published Health and Welfare Issue and Focus, No. 425, "Elderly Koreans' Social Insecurity and What It Implies." The lead researcher of the report this issue encapsulates is Kwak Yoon-Kyung, an associate research fellow at the Center for Quality of Life Studies at KIHASA.


People ages 65 to 74 tend to have low self-esteem and life satisfaction as they, along with their spouses, experience their roles in society declining, going through, for example, retirement, changes in health, and children leaving them for independence, etc., said Kwak. She commented that these various changes in their lives have a significant emotional and psychological impact on them, increasing their social insecurity.


Kwak said, "These elderly have a stronger desire to work than the previous generations; In reality, their desires and wills are reflected in the increase in their participation in economic activities. But many of them have simple jobs such as temporary or non-regular employment with low job security and stability. This is having a significant impact on their quality of life."


According to Kwak, people in this age range differ from those younger or older in their physical, psychological, social, and economic characteristics. But there have not been enough efforts to identify their characteristics and policy needs in detail, leading Kwak to conduct her study to investigate this group's social insecurity and, based on its results, suggest policy recommendations.

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