재미 한국 노인과 자녀간의 별거에 영향을 미치는 요인

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Contrary to the assumption of intergenerational family living prevalent in the gerontological literature, Census data show that Korean American aged in the United States exhibit a tendency to live apart from their adult children. This tendency has been particularly noticeable during the last decade. The goals of this study, therefore, were to identify the factors associated with separate living arrangements and to elicit the reasons Korean American aged give for this residence pattern. Given the dearth of information on this topic, no hypotheses were tested. A non-random sample of 102 Korean Americans aged 60 years and older living in the Dallas, Texas metropolitan area were interviewed. The results of this study based on multivariate logistic regression and descriptive analysis show that : (1) U. S. welfare programs, especially Supplemental Security Income(SSI) and public housing, and their children`s financial contributions and other social supports made it possible for the Korean aged to live independently from their children; (2) income and college education were significantly related to separate living arrangements; (3) self-reported health and number of close friends were negatively related to separate living arrangements; (4) Protestant compared to Catholic religious affiliation and longterm residence in the U. S. were slightly associated with separate living patterns, and (5) the demand for privacy and freedom was the major reason for the preference of separate living arrangements.