Currently, the bulk--some 5--of the elderly's living expenses are paid by their children. But surveys reveal that each year the elderly rely more and more on pensions and social welfare.
目前台灣老人的生活費用主要來自子女供給（約佔五成），但調查顯示，老人靠終身俸、退休金或社會救助生活的比例逐年提昇。