주거취약성과 지역 빈집문제가 청년 고립에 미치는 영향 분석

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examines the impact of the residential environment on social isolation among emerging adults in Korea. distinguishing between individual housing vunlerability and regional housing vacancy. We utilized data from the 2019 Survey on the Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Youths conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) and integrated it with various civil administrative statistics, resulting in a dataset of 2,931 emerging adults across 127 municipalities. A multilevel logistic regression model was employed, and the main findings are as follows: First, 30.8% of the variation in social isolation was explained at the regional level, indicating substantial regional disparities and the necessity for community-based interventions. Second, individual housing vulnerability was found to significantly increase the risk of social isolation, confirming the need for housing improvement support as a preventive strategy. Interestingly, living alone or with parents did not show a statistically significant association with social isolation, highlighting the importance of addressing housing conditions and social isolation risks for emerging adults cohabiting with parents-not just those in single-person households.<BR/>Third, the local-level housing vacancy rate affects social isolation even when controlling for individual housing characteristics and other regional infrastructure factors. Therefore, community network support should be strengthened in areas with concentrated vacant houses. This study is significant as it confirms the relationship between housing and urban conditions and social isolation.