Silver Bridge, Vol. 1 · Chapter 13: Three Generations Under One Roof, at the Border of Ideals and Reality

1. This column notes that the share of elderly households in Korea living with their children fell from 20.1% in 2020 to 10.3% in 2023.
2. The writer points out that 13.3% of all households in China include three or more generations living together, while Korea has 2.13 million households of elderly people living alone.
3. The writer argues that how generations are connected matters more than whether they live together, and proposes "living in the same neighborhood but apart" as an alternative.

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