Workloads at Silver Human Resource Centers by age；Survey in 7centers that differ in scale

Abstract

This study aimed at exploring ways of work promotion for those aged 75 or older. The subjects were 3,532 members of the 7 Silver Human Resource Centers（SHRCs）in Saitama, who were assigned to two groups：urban，suburban．Members’ annual amount of earnings from the programs and types of work were analyzed by age group（65-69/70-74/75-79/80 or older）by analysis of variance（ANOVA）and post-hoc testing. The results showed that differ in annual amount of earnings by age（males：p=0.02，females：p=0.04）．Secondly，for females in urban group，showed a significant difference between 70-74 old and 80 or older（p=0.02）. Also，all age groups were shared indoor jobs（Cleaning，Weeding and Packing），not differ in sex and age group. Therefore，It Should not mixed age and regional differences, when thinking of working of elderly people. And, in the future, more detailed analysis of work contents is necessary.