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Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to examine rural-urban differences in aging Korea. The study was based on data collected from Jeju Island, South Korea. The sample (N=350) was divided into rural and urban areas; we compared demographic and housing characteristics, and health-related variables associated with aging in place. Seniors living in rural areas were less educated and younger than those in urban areas. In addition, seniors living in rural areas were likely to own their house, to live in single-family housing, and to have lived longer at their current housing. However, they were likely to struggle with more chronic health conditions, health symptoms, Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. In predicting aging in place (length of residence at current housing), our regression analysis showed different factors associated with aging in place. People living in single family housing and owning their homes were likely to have lived longer in their current housing both in rural and urban areas. However, age and marital status were significant only in rural areas. Interestingly, none of the health-related variables were statistically significant in predicting aging in place.
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Eunju Hwang
Eunju Hwang (corresponding author) is Assistant Professor in the Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management, at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Hyun Joo Kwon
Hyun Joo Kwon is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Design at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Julia Beamish
Julia Beamish is Professor in the Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management at Virginia Tech
Seung-Hahn Koh
Seung-Hahn Koh is Research Fellow at the Jeju Development Institute, Jeju, South Korea.
