| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TSUKAHARA Yasuhiro Meiji University, Junior College, Assistant Professor, 短期大学部, 助教授 (00207341)
SHIBATA Kenji Aichi Kyoiku University, Faculty of Education, Assistant Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (00242892)
TESHIMA Kugahisa Japan College of Social Work, Faculty of Social Welfare, Professor, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (30148192)
FUJIMURA Masayuki Musashi University, Faculty of Humanities, Assistant Professor, 人文学部, 助教授 (00190067)
TAKEGAWA Shogo University of Tokyo Graduate School, Department of Human and Social Sciences, As, 大学院・人文社会系研究科, 助教授 (40197281)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥6,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥6,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,900,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research project was to analyze the mechanisms of reproduction of social inequalities, particularly focusing on those in later years, and the functioning of social policies (income maintenance, health insurance, personal social services, housing policy, etc.) in the modification of these mechanisms.
To achieve this goal, a questionnaire survey was planned and conducted in December, 1996, on the relationships between socioeconomic status and living conditions of elderly persons living in the special wards of Tokyo. A sample of 1,000 persons (500 males and 500 females) aged 65 and over was randomly drawn from the Resident Register using two-stage probability proportionate sampling method. Interviews were conducted by specially trained interviewers. The number of valid sample was 654. A response rate of 65.4% was achieved.
Preliminary analysis revealed complex relationships between indicators of socioeconomic status and living conditions in later years. Analysis of covariance showed that, controlling for age and sex, 3 indicators of socioeconomic status (educational level, occupational status at the age of 50 and social status at the age of 50) had statistically significant effects on elderly couple's income, housing conditions, subjective health, index of competence (level of physical and mental functioning), social network scores, level of access to information on old-age problems, and the degree of participation in leisure activities.
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