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，亚洲社会经历了剧烈的动荡。在此期间，亚洲老年人的生活条件也发生了很大的变化。我们认为，代际生活安排的变化对老年人的生活质量产生了重大影响。本研究的目的是对东亚与东南亚（台湾、马来西亚、新加坡、南韩与日本）的老化与生活安排进行国际比较研究。“日本老龄化与代际关系调查”于2004年1月至2月在日本埼玉县东小泽市进行。受访者年龄60岁或以上，男性143人，女性118人。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进行，使用相同的问卷。2004年12月2-5日，我们在早稻田大学举办了“台湾与日本老年人生活安排研讨会”，邀请了两位学者。从东京都老人的居住安排来看，单身11.9%，夫妻37.5%，已婚子女17.6%，未婚子女29.1%，其他3.8%。我们的研究小组将对每个国家的相关数据进行详细的分析。

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.