노인의 성별에 따른 최장기 근무 직종 및 종사상 지위와 주관적 건강 상태의 관련성 : 2020 노인실태조사 자료를 중심으로

Abstract

Comparatively little is known of the relationships between Self-Assessed Health and the type of job that elderly individuals spent most of their time doing during their working lives. This study aimed to identify the relationship between self-assessed health and the Longest-Held Occupation and Occupational Status in older adults to help meet the demands of rapid Societal Aging in Korea. The data of 9,550 individuals who participated in the 2020 survey conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare were analyzed using Multivariate Binary Logistic regression in SAS ver. 9.4. The study period was from 2020.6 to 2021.12. The analysis showed gender-associated differences in self-assessed health for individuals with similar longest-held occupations and occupational statuses. Female elderly in the white-collar self-employed, pink-collar non-regular, blue-collar self-employed, and non-economic groups were negatively aware of self-assessed health, whereas male elderly showed no statistical significance. The health statuses of Korean elderly need to be subdivided by gender, previous occupation, and status, and policy devices, such as customized healthcare systems, are required to meet the demand created by societal aging.