And while the number of elderly in Taiwan is seeing explosive growth, the number of nuclear families is also growing. Further, in the past, women were the primary caregivers in the home, but now around 70 % of women hold jobs outside the home.
在老人人口大幅提昇的同時，台灣小家庭的比例也在逐年增加，過去家庭中主要的照顧人口﹘﹘婦女，如今出外就業的比例已高達百分之七十。