Many Korean seniors have no support from econmically active children： welfare mi

Описание: Many Korean senior citizens 65 or older... say they are not living with their children.
They′re also feeling insecure about their finances.
Questions are being raised on whether enough governmental measures are in place to take care of the rapidly－aging population，... but experts point to a deep rooted custom.
Shin Se－min reports.
Nearly 15－percent of the Korean population is in the 65－or－older age bracket，... a sign that the country is on its path to a senior society.
But many of the seniors are feel more and more insecure.
Korea′s welfare ministry said Tuesday，... that seven out of ten Korean seniors are either living by themselves， or with just a spouse，... without the support of their children.
The report is based on a 2014 survey conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs.
They spoke to nearly 10－thousand－5－hundred seniors.
Three of ten elderly people are working after retirement，... most of them to support daily living costs，... causing advocates to wonder if there′s enough government support for rapidly growing aged population.
But，.. experts say the problem stems from traditional Korean customs.

″Unlike many western countries，... most Korean parents support their children through college，... and even til they get married. So while the parents， or the elderly in this case， are economically active，... they aren′t saving as much for their aged years，.. eventually forcing them to keep working when they are old.″
Chung went on to say that government initiatives，... like broadening the reach of pension programs， should be in place to better help the elderly.
She added that younger generations should also start saving earlier， giving their parents more opportunity to save－up for their senior years.
Shin Se－min， Arirang News.