| Title |
The Middle-Aged and the Elderly Residents' Using Situation & Satisfaction with Common Areas in Long-Term Public Rental Apartment Complex |
| Authors |
오찬옥(Oh, Chan-Ohk) ; 권오정(Kwon, Oh-Jung) |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.14774/JKIID.2018.27.4.084 |
| Keywords |
Public Rental Apartment ; Common Areas ; Using Situation ; Satisfaction ; Middle-Aged ; Elderly |
| Abstract |
As the aged apartment complex and residents have increased, the demand for remodeling which considered their old residents was also appeared. This study examined the residents' using situation and satisfaction with common areas of a long-term public rental apartment complex. The subject was the common areas in one long-term rental apartment complex and 42 middle-aged and 67 elderly residents. The questionnaire were answered by one to one interview and the self-administrative method. The results were as follows: 1) The residents who didn't have familiar neighbors were 25.7%. 35.5% of the residents went outside from their home once in a day. The elderly residents went outside for leisure activities and resting, the middle aged residents for housework. 2) Among 27 items related using situation in common areas, 17 items were rated relatively low in usability. Also, the elderly residents were lower in usability than the middle-aged ones. 3) The residents were satisfied with 18 items among 27 ones related common areas. Also, there were no big differences in satisfaction between the middle-aged and the elderly residents. On the base of these results, the remodeling for improvement is needed in common areas of this apartment complex and it should be focused on their old residents. |