우리나라는 급속하게 발달하는 의학기술과 보건 수준의 향상으로 매우 급격하게 고령화가 되어가고 있는데, 이에 맞게 양질의 생활을 유지할 수 있도록 고령자의 경제활동이 충분히 이뤄지고 있는 지 확인할 필요가 있다. 이러한 상황에서 고령자의 경제활동 결정요인을 분석함으로서 우리나라 고령자의 경제활동 참여에 대한 원활한 이해를 도울 수 있을 것으로 생각된다. 이를 위해 『2008년 고령화연구패널조사』2차 기본조사를 활용하였다. 본 연구에서는 기술통계 분석과 교차분석, 그리고 경제활동 참여여부 분석과 근무시간형태에 영향을 미치는 요인에 대한 분석을 이항로짓분석을 통해 실시한다. 직종별 결정요인 분석에 대해서는 다항로짓분석을 통해 실시한다. 본 연구의 실증 분석 결과, 취업여부, 근무시간형태, 그리고 직종별로 결정요인이 다양하게 있음을 알 수 있으며 우리나라 고령자의 경제적, 사회적 삶의 질을 향상시키기 위한 다각도의 정책적 대안이 필요하다는 결론을 내릴 수 있다.
The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze the determinant of labor force participation of the older by using the 2nd basic investigation version 1.1 data of 『Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging 2008』performed by the Korea Labor Institute. This study provides fundamental data helpful to the economic activities and work"s type of the older. As for the study method, binary logit analysis was used to analyze the determinant of economic activities of the older. Also multinominal logit analysis was used to analyze the determinant of work"s type of the older. This study found that gender, age, years of education, spouse, the number of children, residential area, health have a significant influence in the demographic determinant of economic activities. Special pension income in the income determinant and dwelling pattern, debts in assets determinant and a gathering of religious, a gathering of alumnus in the social network determinant are statistically significant. In case of men, low age, low scholarly attainments, having a spouse, having many children, residence in rural areas rather than a city, being healthy, no special pension income, owning a home, having debt, no gathering of religious, having a gathering of alumnus, the employment rate was higher than the case for otherwise. According to the empirical results of the study, gender, the number of children, residential area have a significant influence in the demographic determinant of work"s type. Total income of household member in the income determinant and dwelling pattern in assets determinant and the overall employment satisfaction in the employment satisfaction determinant have a significant influence. In case of low age, residence in rural areas rather than a city, low total income of household member, no owning a home and having a overall employment satisfaction, the employment rate in a office job was higher than the employment rate in a profession. In case of women, having few children, residence in a city rather than rural areas, no owning a home and having a higher overall employment satisfaction, the employment rate in a simple laboring job was higher than the employment rate in a profession.