Latent Profile Analysis of Job Preferences and Influencing Factors among Elderly Persons with Disabilities

The purpose of this study is to come up with policy and practical alternatives that can reflect the professional needs of elderly persons with disabilities in Korea, which have been alienated from policies for the elderly and the disabled. Jobs preferred by the elderly persons with disabilities were categorized using latent profile analysis and factors influencing the classification of preferred job types were examined through multinomiallogistic regression analysis. As a result of analyzing the data of 638 elderly persons with disabilities surveyed in the 2023 Panel Survey of Employment for Persons with Disabilities, it was found that the types of job preferences for the elderly persons with disabilities were divided into "employment-oriented", "quality preference", and "environment-oriented". As such, since there is a difference in employment preferences within the group of the elderly persons with disabilities, it was suggested that differentiated support is needed according to the employment preferences and needs of the elderly persons with disabilities. In particular, it was derived that in the case of the 'environment-oriented type' with a high ratio of women and severe cases, support for work-family balance is necessary. In addition, since the elderly persons with disabilities have the intersectionality of old age and disability, it was confirmed that it is necessary to provide an integrated service that can consider the interaction between the two areas at the same time.