시니어타운 입주의향에 영향을 미치는 요인 : 가구구성의 조절효과

Factors Influencing the Residential Intentions for Senior Towns : The Role of Household Composition

This study empirically analyzed the factors influencing residential intentions for senior towns in the context of a super-aging society. With the increasing number of single-person households, the research focused on whether the factors affecting residential intentions differed between single-person and multi-person households. An online survey was conducted among seniors nationwide, and 250 valid responses were analyzed using structural equation modeling with AMOS 24. The results indicated that accessibility to medical services, reasonable housing costs, community programs, residential environment, provision of inheritance and gift services, and provision of guardianship services positively influenced residential intentions for senior towns. The influence of these variables was ranked as follows: accessibility to medical services, community programs, residential environment, provision of guardianship services, provision of inheritance services, and reasonable housing costs. For single-person households, reasonable housing costs, provision of inheritance and gift services, and provision of guardianship services had a significant impact on residential intentions. In contrast, for multi-person households, the residential environment significantly impacted residential intentions. This study expanded the scope of senior town research by comprehensively analyzing various aging-related factors, such as inheritance and gift services, guardianship services, accessibility to medical services, and community programs, which affected residential intentions for senior towns. Additionally, the study revealed differences between single-person and non-single-person households regarding the factors that influenced their residential intentions for senior towns, suggesting that different policy responses were necessary depending on household composition. Lastly, the research emphasized the need to establish a senior town policy in Korea that considered both the financial well-being of seniors and the protection of their lives in old age.