The purpose of this study was to analyze the financial status of Korean elderly households to make a financial plan for retirement preparation. The sample obtained from 1997 KHPS, consisted of 536 married couples including 326 households of 55-64 aged...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the financial status of Korean elderly households to make a financial plan for retirement preparation. The sample obtained from 1997 KHPS, consisted of 536 married couples including 326 households of 55-64 aged household and 210 households of 65 and over aged household. Statistics employed for the analysis were frequencies, percentile, univariate analysis and logistic analysis. And Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient were used to compare the financial states.
The results could be summarized as follows. First, total income, total expenditure, total debt and set net worth of 55-64 aged group were higher than those of 65 and over group, while total asset of 55-64 aged group was similar to 65 and over group's. Second, total expenditure to total income ratio(R1) and total asset to total debt ratio(R4) of 55-64 aged group were higher than 65 and over group's, but net worth to minimum cost of living ratio(R2) and financial asset to monthly expenditure ratio(R3) of 65 and over group were higher than 55-64 aged group's. Third, R4's Gini coefficient was the highest and R1's Gini coefficient was the lowest among all Gini coefficients. Also, R1's and R4's Gini coefficients of 55-64 aged group were greater than 65 and over group's, however R2's and R3's Gini coefficients of 65 and over group were greater than 55-64 aged group's. Fourth, variables affecting R1's stability of 55-64 aged group were household head's age, educational attainment and family type, while those of 65 and over group were household head's age, past economic experience and the number of children. There was o significant variable affecting R2's stability of 55-64 aged group, but there was only household head's past economic experience affecting those of 65 and over group. The variable contributing to R3's stability of 55-64 aged group was residence while the variables of 65 and over group were the number of children and residence, and the number of children was one variable of contributing to R4's stability of 65 and over aged group.