Department of Economics, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
Department of Political Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 14;19(24):16802. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192416802.
Based on a framework developed by the World Health Organization, we construct an individual-level percentage measure of healthy and active ageing employing the results of a unique survey of ten thousand elderly Korean respondents conducted in 2020 and relate its values to the senior respondent's physical, lifestyle, and socio-economic characteristics. We find that the median value of our healthy and active ageing index is approximately 40%, suggesting significant room for improvement. An important role in interpreting our empirical results is played by the apparent role of Korea's senior employment as a means of "making ends meet" rather than a way of improving the quality of one's ageing, suggesting an important direction for government policy development. Our results underscore the importance of promoting higher-quality employment opportunities for senior citizens as opposed to creating these opportunities per se. This appears especially important given the fast pace of Korea's ageing.
基于世界卫生组织制定的框架，我们利用 2020 年对一万名韩国老年受访者进行的一项独特调查的结果，构建了一个衡量个人健康和积极老龄化的百分比指标，并将其与老年受访者的身体、生活方式和社会经济特征联系起来。我们发现，我们的健康和积极老龄化指数的中位数约为 40%，这表明还有很大的改进空间。韩国老年人就业显然是一种“维持生计”的手段，而不是提高老龄化生活质量的一种方式，这在解释我们的实证结果方面起着重要作用，这为政府政策制定指明了一个重要方向。我们的研究结果强调了为老年人提供更高质量的就业机会而不是单纯创造这些机会的重要性。考虑到韩国老龄化速度之快，这一点显得尤为重要。
