Consciousness about old parent support and attitudes toward old age among middle-aged women

中年一代的父母退休后，一直存在赡养问题。此外，中年一代开始考虑将来过什么样的老年生活。本研究的目的是澄清老年父母的赡养意识和对老年的态度。数据是基于2001年在静冈市进行的研究。通过对415名40 ~ 55岁已婚妇女的访谈，发现：（1）中年妇女认为自己想安度晚年，不想依靠孩子;现在，他们赡养由长子带领的年迈父母，或者把赡养年迈父母的责任留给长子。然而，他们希望有一个不同的老年生活从老父母的支持，这样现在自己正在做的。他们希望他们想要一个丈夫和一个女儿来照顾。那些期望他们希望长子的新娘照顾的人只有0.5%。(2)当与儿童家庭生活在一起时，与儿童家庭的居住空间分离，家庭经济分离，以及一顿饭。(3)他们认为，他们不想在经济上依赖于整个生活和一个孩子。为了实现中年人希望的老年生活，需要保持住房状况、经济条件和社会保障制度。此外，在数量上增加高质素的社会福利服务也是不可或缺的。

A middle-aged generation has the parents after retirement, and has been a problem with old parent support. Moreover, a middle-aged generation is beginning to consider what old age life he will lead in the future. The purpose of this study is to clarify the consciousness about old parent support and the attitudes toward their old age. The data were based on the study conducted in 2001 in Shizuoka city. 415married women between 40 and 55 years of age were interviewed.The findings are summarized as follows :(1) The middle-aged woman thinks that they wants to lead an old age without depending on a child. Now, they supports old parents led by the eldest son, or has left support of old parents to the one eldest son. However, they wishes a different old age life from the old parent support which such present itselves are doing. They hope that they wants a husband and a daughter to care for. Those who expect that they want the eldest son's bride to care for are only 0.5%.(2) When living with a child family, separation of habitation space with a child family, separation of a household economy, and a meal are expected of it.(3) They think that they does not want to be economically dependent on the whole life and a child. In order to realize old age living which a middle-aged generation wishes, maintenance of a housing situation, economical conditions, and a social security system and fullness are required. Moreover, it is indispensable to increase high quality social welfare services quantitatively.