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Seoul's elder abuse cases jump 24.5 pct in 2010
SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- Mistreatment of senior citizens in Seoul surged 24.5 percent last year from a year earlier, the Seoul metropolitan government said Monday, as South Korea's elderly population continued to increase.
A total of 427 elder abuse cases were filed with the Seoul Elder Protection Agency in 2010, sharply rising from 343 cases in 2009, a survey by the local government said. The 2010 tally was up 50.4 percent in comparison with the number of cases filed in 2008, it said.
The bulk of abusers in the cases filed were close relatives, with their children, spouses and daughters-in-law accounting for 91.1 percent of abuse inflicted, according to the survey.
Among all abusers, sons represented 53.7 percent, followed by daughters with 17.3 percent and spouses with 13.7 percent. Daughters-in-law made up 10.3 percent.
By sex, 69.3 percent of those reported to have been abused were old women, more than double the case of old men, it said.
People in their 70s were most prone to such maltreatment, taking up 40.8 percent of the tally. Seniors in their 80s represented 33.7 percent of the total, followed by people aged between 60-69 with 16.8 percent, according to the survey.
The agency said seniors are increasingly prone to ill treatment as they become economically and socially isolated and lose their spouses later in life.
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A total of 427 elder abuse cases were filed with the Seoul Elder Protection Agency in 2010, sharply rising from 343 cases in 2009, a survey by the local government said. The 2010 tally was up 50.4 percent in comparison with the number of cases filed in 2008, it said.
The bulk of abusers in the cases filed were close relatives, with their children, spouses and daughters-in-law accounting for 91.1 percent of abuse inflicted, according to the survey.
Among all abusers, sons represented 53.7 percent, followed by daughters with 17.3 percent and spouses with 13.7 percent. Daughters-in-law made up 10.3 percent.
By sex, 69.3 percent of those reported to have been abused were old women, more than double the case of old men, it said.
People in their 70s were most prone to such maltreatment, taking up 40.8 percent of the tally. Seniors in their 80s represented 33.7 percent of the total, followed by people aged between 60-69 with 16.8 percent, according to the survey.
The agency said seniors are increasingly prone to ill treatment as they become economically and socially isolated and lose their spouses later in life.
pbr@yna.co.kr
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