Research on the Support for the Elderly in the Main Local Cities

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1. The major finding of this research is that the ratis of the elderly who live with their adult children was significantly low(34.4%) It is sig- nificantly lower than that of national average(65.6%).2. It is caused by the great number of the temporally separated living urrangement with thein abult children. Moreover, they start to live together at the very late of their life stage. As for female, 80 years old and over in this research, most of them are living with their adult children.3. As for the low ratis of living together with their children, thers is sig- nificaint difference among social status. Proffssionals, technicalworker sales workers on over accounts, production protess workero and lafourers are less living with their children. On the other hand, the clerks are highir.4. The higher percentage of the elderly who live thensilves have their children nearly their houses, It is estimated that the elderly who have children and live alone are about 12 percent. Howover, except one person the elderly over 80 years old who live alone have thier childrein in their neiglbourhood.5. As for the life satisfaction, 41.1 percent of men and 34.4 percent of women answered that their families were msst important, Secondly, 21.9 percent of men and 17.5 percent of women answered hoffies.