Table 2 Characteristics of the clusters in the five-cluster model for males (a) and females (b)
a | ||
|---|---|---|
Cluster | Name | Characteristics |
1 | Workers | People who work, earn working income, and receive pension above median (foreign nationals are included). |
2 | Facility residents with disability | People with mental or physical disabilities who have a history of hospitalization/facility admission, have reason for starting public assistance as disease, and live in other houses (people with alcoholic dependency are included). |
3 | People with psychiatric disorder living at home | People aged 65 to 74 years who live in rental house, have a psychiatric disorder/s, and have previously used public assistance. |
4 | People living at home with support need | People who live in public house or own house and are certified for support need (people with intellectual disability are included). |
5 | People who have started using public assistance due to life events | People aged over 75 years who have reason for starting public assistance as divorce/bereavement or unemployment. |
b | ||
Cluster | Name | Characteristics |
1 | Facility residents aged over 85 years with disability/psychiatric disorder | People aged over 85 years who have a history of hospitalization/facility admission, previous use of public assistance, have psychiatric disorder/mental disability/physical disability, are certified for long-term care need, and live in other houses (people with intellectual disability are included). |
2 | Workers | People who work, earn income, and receive pension below median. |
3 | People living in rental house with support need | People aged 75 to 84 years who do not receive pension, live in rental house, are certified for support need, and have reason for starting public assistance as decreased income (foreign nationals are included). |
4 | People with physical disease living in public house | People who live in public house and have other physical disease. |
5 | People who have started using public assistance due to life events | People aged 65 to 74 years who receive pension above median and have reason for starting public assistance as divorce/bereavement, unemployment, or disease. |