Department of Spatial Economy, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
Institute of Economics Sciences, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Nov 19;16(22):4573. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224573.
The purpose of this study is to identify the willingness of pensioners to move from an apartment/house to an apartment/house located in a housing estate specifically designed for senior citizens. As such, this article forms part of the discussion of the housing needs of senior citizens, their preferences and willingness to change their place of residence. The research covers a group of post-working-age people residing in the region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland. Various research methods were used in the study, including a written questionnaire and its statistical analysis. The research focuses on analysing both the preferences of potential buyers of apartments for seniors and seniors' willingness to change their place of residence in order to purchase an apartment adapted to their mobility needs (free from architectural and technical barriers), taking into account the respondent's age and housing situation. The research indicates that city residents are significantly more often willing to change their current place of residence for one adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities than residents of rural areas. In turn, those living with their husband or wife are significantly more likely to state that special offers for seniors do not need to be developed than those living alone or with other family members or in a social care home. No relationship was found between the age of a respondent and the desire to move to a new house. However, younger seniors are more open to moving to housing estates offering facilities for the elderly who require additional care.
本研究旨在确定养老金领取者是否愿意从公寓/房屋搬到专为老年人设计的公寓/房屋中。因此，本文构成了老年人住房需求、他们的偏好和改变居住地点意愿讨论的一部分。该研究涵盖了居住在波兰西南部下西里西亚地区的一群工作后年龄段的人。该研究采用了多种研究方法，包括书面问卷及其统计分析。研究重点分析了潜在的老年人公寓购买者的偏好以及老年人愿意改变居住地以购买适应其流动性需求的公寓（无建筑和技术障碍）的意愿，同时考虑了受访者的年龄和住房状况。研究表明，城市居民明显更愿意为适应残疾人士需求的住所而改变当前住所，而农村地区的居民则不然。相反，与独居或与其他家庭成员或在社会福利院居住的人相比，与配偶一起居住的人表示不需要为老年人开发特殊优惠的可能性要大得多。受访者的年龄与搬家的愿望之间没有关系。然而，较年轻的老年人更愿意搬到为需要额外护理的老年人提供设施的住宅区。
