International Comparative Research on Aging and Living Arrangements in East and South-east Asia

众所周知，从20世纪下半叶到21世纪，亚洲社会面临着剧烈的剧变。在此期间，亚洲老年人周围的生活条件也发生了很大变化。本研究旨在对东亚及东南亚地区(台湾、马来西亚、新加坡、韩国及日本)的老龄化与居住安排进行国际比较研究，并于2004年1-2月在日本的德川市进行“日本老龄化与代际关系调查”。调查对象为143名男性和118名女性，年龄在60岁或以上。该调查于2004年11月在马来西亚与马来亚大学合作进行，2005年2月至3月在新加坡与新加坡国立大学合作，使用相同的问卷。2004年12月2日至5日，我们在早稻田大学举办了“台湾和日本老年人生活安排研讨会”，邀请2名学者参加。从德川老年人的生活安排来看，单身占11.9%，夫妻占37.5%，已婚子女占17.6%，未婚子女占29.1%，其他占3.8%。我们的研究小组将对每个国家的数据进行详细的相关性分析。

It is a well-known fact that Asian society has faced radical upheaval from the second half of the 20th century up to the 21st century. During this time, the living conditions surrounding elderly people in Asia have also changed greatly. We believe that the changes regarding intergenerational living arrangements are having a significant impact on the quality of life of elderly people.The purpose of this study was to conduct an international comparative research on aging and living arrangements in east and south-east Asia (Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan)."The Survey on Aging and Intergenerational Relationship in Japan" was carried out in Tokorozawa-City (Saitama) from January to February 2004. Profile of respondents were 143 male and 118 female aged 60 years or over. The survey was carried out in November 2004 in Malaysia collaborating with University of Malaya, from February to March 2005 in Singapore collaborating with National University of Singapore using same questionnaire. And we held "The workshop on living arrangements of the elderly in Taiwan and Japan" in Waseda University inviting for 2 scholars December 2-5,2004.From living arrangements of the elderly in Tokorozawa, single were 11.9%, couple 37.5%, married child 17.6%, un-married child 29.1%, other 3.8%. Our study groups are going to carry out analysis of the data in correlation with each country in detail.