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Nearly half of elderly live apart from children
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The number of Seoul's elderly people living apart from their children increased more than 120 percent over the past decade, data showed Sunday, illustrating the nation's rapid demographic changes.
The data released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government found that 43 percent, or 400,224, of its residents aged over 65 lived away from their children as of last year.
The figure marked an increase of 123.7 percent from 178,908 in 2000, the data showed.
The number of senior couples increased 129.6 percent, while the number of elderly people living alone increased 113.3 percent in the same period.
In a poll conducted last October, only 21.5 percent of the city's elderly people expressed a wish to live together with their children, down from 30.4 percent recorded in 2005.
The data released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government found that 43 percent, or 400,224, of its residents aged over 65 lived away from their children as of last year.
The figure marked an increase of 123.7 percent from 178,908 in 2000, the data showed.
The number of senior couples increased 129.6 percent, while the number of elderly people living alone increased 113.3 percent in the same period.
In a poll conducted last October, only 21.5 percent of the city's elderly people expressed a wish to live together with their children, down from 30.4 percent recorded in 2005.
