Older Adults’ Perceptions of Age-friendliness in Busan Metropolitan City

Abstract

This study aims to investigate older adults’ perceptions of the age-friendliness of Busan. A total of 1000 older adults were recruited sampled using stratified random methods. The respondents in the study showed relatively low levels of age-friendliness in civic participation and employment, social participation, communication and information, respect and social inclusion, and housing. However, the levels of age-friendliness for community support and health, outdoor spaces and buildings, and transportation were comparatively high. Based on the findings of this study, several implications for urban policy are discussed.

本研究旨在调查老年人对釜山助老水平的评价。我们用分层随机抽样法抽取了1000 位老人。老人们对市民参与和就业、社会参与、沟通和信息、尊重和社会包容以及 住房方面的助老水平评价较低，但对社区支持和健康、户外空间和建筑以及交通方 面的助老水平评价相对较高。文章以调查结果为基础，对城市政策提出了一些建议。

Keywords:

• Age-friendly city
• social environment
• physical environment
• older adults
• community development
• South Korea

Funding

This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government [grand number NRF-2013-S1A3A-2043223].

Notes

1. (n = number of the respondents, n = number of variables, x = observed variables).