Analysis of the Living Needs of Elderly by Using Secondary Data Based on Stan’s Foundation Chinese Consumer Center’s Survey

• Main Authors: HAN, PEI-YING, 韓佩吟
• Other Authors: LIN, CHING-SHOW
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/w878n6

碩士 === 南開科技大學 === 福祉科技與服務管理所 === 107 === The Ministry of the Interior announced the latest statistics in October， 2018， that in the past ten years， the number of elderly people in Taiwan has increased by 38%， and the number of “houses with elderly living only” has even increased by 57.2%. Till the end of June， 2018， there are more than 520，000 houses with elderly living only， and the amount of “elderly living alone” are as high as 390，000. Thus the living needs of elderly living alone is a problem which needs to be concerned urgently. At the end of 2017， Stan’s Foundation Chinese Consumer Center conducted a survey “Everyone talk about happy living: on the living needs of elderly in the future，” which collected data from 1，341 elderly living alone. This study uses the aforementioned open secondary data to understand the needs， pain points and solutions of the elderly living alone in Taiwan. The results show that the first two most concerned living needs are “do housework by themselves” and “eat healthy and nutritious.” The main pain points of “do housework by themselves” are “worry about forgetting to turn off the fire that causes accidents，” and “too fragile to climb high and hold heavy stuffs.” And the most satisfied solution is “turn off the fire remotely” and “automatically.” The main pain points of “eat healthy and nutritious” are “worry about the invisible pesticide pollution on vegetables and fruits，” and “one person’s dish is simple but not nutritious enough.” And the most satisfied solution is “buying vegetables and fruits cheap” and “reliable.” So creating a relieving and safe living environment will be an urgent need for elderly living alone. According to the results of this study， it is suggested that the government and the industry can make relevant policies and develop related products to enhance the quality of life for the elderly living alone. Keywords: Elderly living alone, Everyone talk about happy living, Sec-ondary data