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The Regional Current Status and Factors of the Pre-Elderly/Elderly Suicide Rates and Policy Tasks

예비노인층과 노인층 자살률의 지역별 현황과 요인 및 정책과제

  • Kim, Hyoung-Soo (Hoseo University Graduate School/HS Research Center of Social Welfare)
  • 김형수 (호서대학교 일반.벤처대학원/HS사회복지연구개발센터)
  • Received : 2017.05.12
  • Accepted : 2017.08.20
  • Published : 2017.08.28
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Abstract

This study is to examine the status and trends of regional elderly group(pre-elderly and elderly segment)'s suicide rates and socio-economic factors, to analyze the relevance of suicide rates and socio-economic factors, and to understand differential factors of elderly group's suicide rates between metropolitan areas and small-medium sized areas. For this, analysis on relevance between socio-economic factors and elderly group's suicide rates has been done using regional statistical data for the past ten years(2006~2015) by National Statistical office. According to research findings, Socio-economic factors such as welfare budget ratio, divorce rates, economic activity rates, and financial independent rates have shown different effects on elderly group's suicide rates by age range and regional characteristics. Based on these analyses, this study suggested policy tasks for alleviating suicide rates of elderly group.

본 연구는 노인집단(예비노인층과 노인층)의 지역별 자살률과 사회경제적 요인을 검토하고, 자살률과 사회 경제적 요인의 관련성을 분석하며, 또 지역별 노인집단 자살률의 격차요인을 파악한 후 이를 바탕으로 노인집단 자살 예방서비스의 제공 전략을 수립하는데 필요한 정책적 제언을 도출하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 최근 10년(2006-2015) 동안 통계청에서 발표한 지역별 노인집단 자살률 통계자료를 활용하여 사회경제적 요인과 노인집단 자살의 관련성을 분석하였다. 분석결과, 복지예산비중, 이혼율, 경제활동 참가율, 재정자립도 등의 사회경제적 요인들이 연령대별과 지역특성별로 노인집단 자살률에 상이한 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 예비노인층과 노인층의 자살예방을 위해 중앙정부의 자살예방 대책에 대한 가이드라인 제시와 예산지원 하에 지역차원에서의 연령대별 예방대책의 수립을 제언하였다.

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