According to a survey conducted in 1996, more than 74 % of elderly believe that the ideal way to pass their final years is living either with their children or next door to them, whereas only 2 % of them desire to live in nursing homes--less even than the 4 % who say they want to live alone.
根據民國八十五年的調查，台灣地區五十歲以上的人口中，高達百分之七十四的人認為最理想的養老居住方式還是和子女同住或隔鄰而居，而願意到安養、療養機構養老的僅佔百分之二，比願意獨居的百分之四人口還少。