The purpose of this study is to explore ways to establish a residential environment that enables the elderly to continue residing in their existing homes while maintaining independent living despite the decline in physical function. To this end, an analysis was conducted using raw data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s ‘2023 Survey on the Status of the Elderly,’ sampled using a probability sampling method targeting the elderly aged 65 and older nationwide. The main research findings are as follows. First, there was a dominant tendency among both urban and rural elderly people to wish to remain in their current residences. In particular, 48.6% of all respondents indicated that they wished to continue living in their current homes even when it became difficult to perform independent daily activities due to deteriorating health. Second, regarding household types, elderly couple households accounted for the highest proportion followed by single-person elderly households and households living with children. In terms of housing types, rural elderly people predominantly lived in detached houses, while urban elderly people predominantly lived in apartments. Regarding occupancy types, the majority of elderly people owned their own homes, but some also resided in rental housing. Third, the main complaints regarding residential housing included ‘inconvenience’ due to inadequate structure or facilities, and ‘uncomfortability’ resulting from poor heating, cooling, humidity, and hygiene. Fourth, regarding housing types, urban elderly residents of apartments and rural elderly residents of detached houses had higher life satisfaction. Furthermore, regardless of residential area, among those who owned a home, there was a tendency for life satisfaction to significantly improve as satisfaction with the housing and local environments increased.
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Abstract 1. 서론 1.1 연구의 배경 및 목적 1.2 조사대상 및 자료수집 2. 노년기 주거환경에 관한 선행연구 고찰 3. 연구결과 3.1 노인의 일반적인 특성 3.2 도시지역과 농촌지역의 주거환경 3.3 거주환경에 따른 삶의 만족도 4. 결론 및 제언 참고문헌