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Longitudinal Trends(2004-2014) of the Use and Non-use of Information Technology among Older Adults

노인의 정보기술 이용과 비이용의 실태 및 태도: 2004-2014 종단적 추이

  • 김명용 (연세대학교 휴먼라이프연구센터) ;
  • 전혜정 (연세대학교 아동가족학과)
  • Received : 2016.03.14
  • Accepted : 2016.06.02
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

This study examines the longitudinal trends regarding awareness of informatization, Information Technology (IT) use, and attitudes towards IT among older adults aged 60 or over. Surveys were conducted in 2004 and 2014 at senior welfare centers in Seoul, Korea. The trends between 2004 and 2014 showed that the rate of Internet use increased among older adults who lived alone, were aged 70 or over, had middle education level, had low income, or were unemployed. Older adults had positive attitudes towards IT, and users were more positive than non-users. The levels of IT use were low among users, and their reasons for IT use were for psychological, emotional, and practical purposes. For non-users of IT, their passive tendencies toward IT use and informatization were amplified. As such, the state of IT use and attitudes toward it among older adults in Seoul were longitudinally different, and the differences in awareness and ability between users and non-users tended to increase.

이 연구는 노인들의 정보기술에 대한 태도, 정보기술 이용 실태 및 정보기술 비이용 실태 등 정보기술 이용 실태와 태도의 종단적 추이에 대한 실증적, 기술적 연구이다. 서울시 소재 노인종합복지관을 이용하는 60세 이상 노인을 대상으로 2004년, 2014년 설문조사를 2회 실시하였고, 각각 785명, 653명의 자료를 SPSS 21.0을 사용하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 첫째, 연구대상의 인구사회학적 특성을 보면 2004년 대비 2014년의 경우 고령자, 혼자 사는 노인, 중고등 학력자, 저소득자, 미취업 노인의 비율이 높아졌으며, 서울 노인의 인터넷 이용률도 다소 증가하였다. 둘째, 노인들의 정보기술에 대한 태도는 비교적 긍정적이었고, 이용자가 비이용자 보다 더 긍정적이었으며, 이러한 경향이 강화되었다. 셋째, 정보기술 이용자의 정보기술 이용은 미흡한 수준이고, 이용 및 학습 동기는 실용적 측면 외에 심리적, 정서적 이유도 컸다. 넷째, 정보기술 비이용자의 경우 정보화나 정보기술 이용에 대해 소극적인 경향이 강화되었다. 결국, 대도시 노인의 정보기술 이용 실태와 태도는 종단적으로 차이가 있으며, 이용자와 비이용자 간의 정보화 인식과 역량의 차이가 더 커지는 추세를 보였다.

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