This study aims to investigate the baby boom generations' recognition towards later life with the level of their later life preparation, and then to provide basic data necessary for preparing later life and the way of planning later life appropriately...
This study aims to investigate the baby boom generations' recognition towards later life with the level of their later life preparation, and then to provide basic data necessary for preparing later life and the way of planning later life appropriately.
This study carried out a survey which targets baby boomers aged 50-60 living in Ulsan. The preliminary survey was conducted with 100 baby boomers from February 10 to February 20, 2014. The main survey was performed from March 1 to May 10, 2014. A total of 504 baby boomers' responses were used as the terminal analytical data.
As for the analyses of the data, Cronbach's , frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Duncan's Multiple Range Test, and Hierarchical Multiple Regression were preformed by using the SPSS Windows 18.0 program.
The results of the analysis from this study can be summarized as follows.
First, the general tendency of major factor shows that the family healthiness, recognition on later life and later life preparation of baby boomers are satisfactory. In the later life preparation, emotional is the highest level followed by physical and financial. However, financial preparation is insufficient as compared with whole later life preparation.
Second, The baby boomers' recognition towards later life in accordance with demographic variables shows that the people who are female, high incomes, high level of subjective standard of living have more positive recognition on old age.
Third, The baby boomers' recognition towards later life in accordance with demographic variables indicates that the level of later life preparation is high when a person is highly educated, high incomes, high level of subjective standard of living and has a spouse. In details, on the high level of financial later life preparation, a person is highly educated, high incomes, high level of subjective standard of living and has a spouse. On the high level of physical later life preparation, a person is highly educated, high incomes, high level of subjective standard of living. On the high level of emotional later life preparation, a person is highly educated, high incomes, high level of subjective standard of living and has a spouse.
Fourth, The baby boomers' recognition towards later life in accordance with family healthiness shows that the higher family healthiness, the more positive on recognition towards old age.
Fifth, The baby boomers' recognition towards later life in accordance with family healthiness shows that when the family healthiness is high, the entire later life preparation is high as well. In financial realm, physical realm, and emotional realm, When family has high-level healthiness, the baby boomers' later life preparations in financial, physical and emotional realm is high too.
Sixth, as for the relative influence of numerous variables of the baby-boomers' levels of later life preparation, the levels were analyzed as higher in accordance with the demographic variables in the first step when they were women, their incomes and subjective standard of living were higher. The explanatory power of these variables was 21%. as a result of adding the variable of Family Strength, the levels of later life preparation proved to be higher when their Family Strength was higher. The explanatory power of these variables was 28%. Lastly, in the third step, as a result of the analysis with the recognition towards later life added, the levels of later life preparation proved to be higher when their recognition towards later life turned out to be positive. The explanatory power of these variables was 32%.
In conclusion, it is indicated that the baby boomers' family healthiness, recognition towards later life and later life preparation are in satisfactory level. additionally, the more positive family healthiness is, the higher baby boomers' later life preparation is. Family healthiness and recognition towards later life are important factors that can affect later life preparation. For the fine later life of baby boomers, it is required to institute substantive support system such as family healthiness promotion program, etc. Furthermore, as the result of this study, it shows that baby boomers’ financial preparation for later life is insufficient than the entire later life preparation. Therefore, there should be supports for preparing later life such as expansion of national pension, resolution of blind area, income guarantee of later life by expansion of the private income guarantee system, middle-aged customized employment service, job creation and assistance to business starters. In addition, it is necessary to vitalize the education for financial later life preparation as well as consulting program in various institutes like community welfare center and healthy family support center as an action of not only policy level but also private level.