Sung Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 4158081 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sung Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sung |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9852-6999 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Longitudinal effects of housing adequacy on home modification implementation among households with older adults living in them
Housing discrimination in Mississippi, the last 20 years
Housing discrimination persists decades after the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968. Limited qualitative research exists that examines the experience of victims. This qualitative study used data from newspapers that reported housing discrimination in Mississippi from 1998 to 2018 to examine the experience of victims. Content analysis was used to assess the sociodemographic characteristics of victims and the penalties awarded to perpetrators. In…
Home Modification for Older Adults Aging in Place
What is the impact of housing adequacy on recent home modification, controlling for demographics and housing characteristics? This study examined home modifications of households with a member aged 65 or older, focusing on relationships between selected demographic and housing variables and home modification. Binary logistic regression analysis was used on a sample of 6,627 homeowners from the newly released 2019 American Housing Survey (AHS) dat…
The role of informal support systems in residential environments for low-income older renters
Low-income elderly renters may face difficulty aging in place, emphasizing the potential role of informal support systems in the residential environment. To understand informal support systems for low-income older renters aging in place, data from a larger study were analyzed from the perspective of informal support systems in housing and community. For the primary study, a qualitative interview method (N = 25 low-income older renters) was employ…
Emerging themes on aging in place from low-income older renters
This phenomenological study focused on low-income older renters‘ challenges that affected their aging in place. We conducted 25 in-depth interviews with low-income older renters, using a semi-structured questionnaire. The questions focused on socio-demographic characteristics, renting profiles, most and least favored aspects about being a renter, and future plans and challenges. We transcribed qualitative data, employed keyword-in-context analysi…
Perceptions on residential environments for urban low-income elderly homeowners aging in place
With a qualitative phenomenological approach, residential environment (neighborhood and city) perceptions were explored for urban low-income elderly homeowners who were aging in place. In-depth interviews with open-ended questions were conducted with 30 urban low-income elderly homeowners, and content analysis was employed. Results showed that low-income aging homeowners were most likely to like their neighborhood because of neighbors’ helping ea…
Zero-energy home development in Korea
Zero-energy houses, one of the progressive types of energy-efficient homes, theoretically consume no energy for heating, cooling, or other daily activities. The purposes of this research were to identify representative experimental housing projects in South Korea and analyze their major features in terms of energy efficiency and environmental friendliness. This study used case studies consisting of two zero-energy experimental houses and one occu…
Housing Adequacy
This study examined housing adequacy of elderly households aged 65 years and older in southern communities in the United States. Housing adequacy was considered as a well‐being indicator for the elderly households. The researchers developed a model which hypothesized a relationship between selected demographic and housing variables (which represent American housing norms and restraints) and housing inadequacy. The 2011 American Housing Survey ( A…
Housing Affordability Challenges for U.S. Baby Boomers Resulting from the 2009 Recession
A decrease in housing values and retirement funds due to the recent 2009 U.S. recession has baby boomer-led households to experience an increased housing cost burden. By employing the 2009 American Housing Survey, the authors examined U.S. baby boomer householders’ housing and demographic profiles in the distressed economy, and revealed the relationships between the profiles and housing affordability levels (N = 16,092). A research model was deve…
Housing Satisfaction of Asian and Pacific Island Elders in the United States
This study examined housing satisfaction of Asian and Pacific Island elders, focusing on demographic, housing, and neighborhood characteristics. The research framework was based on the housing adjustment theory (Morris & Winter, 1975, 1978). The sample was Asian and Pacific Island households with a head aged 65 years and over responding to the American Housing Survey (AHS) from 1995 through 2007 (N = 1,039). Asian and Pacific Island elders includ…
Kitchen Remodeling
The faculty of the Center for Real Life Kitchen Design at Virginia Tech responded to a growing interest in kitchen remodeling with the Explore Your Dream Kitchen workshop to educate the consumer on working with a designer and comparing the multitude of products available to the consumer planning a new kitchen. This article reported on a survey of 192 participants in 13 of the workshops who actually remodeled or built a home with a new kitchen (N …
A Preliminary Investigation
During winter quarter 1991 at UCLA, students of a graduate course, “Critical Issues in Asian American Communities,” focused on Asian American workers in the Los Angeles garment industry as a community research project.’ Issues concerning working class Asian Americans are often overlooked. Much research has examined ”middle class” issues that focus on upward mobility such as the glass ceiling in employment, the model minority portrayal, and admiss…
Emerging themes on aging in place from low-income older renters
This phenomenological study focused on low-income older renters‘ challenges that affected their aging in place. We conducted 25 in-depth interviews with low-income older renters, using a semi-structured questionnaire. The questions focused on socio-demographic characteristics, renting profiles, most and least favored aspects about being a renter, and future plans and challenges. We transcribed qualitative data, employed keyword-in-context analysi…
Housing Adequacy
This study examined housing adequacy of elderly households aged 65 years and older in southern communities in the United States. Housing adequacy was considered as a well‐being indicator for the elderly households. The researchers developed a model which hypothesized a relationship between selected demographic and housing variables (which represent American housing norms and restraints) and housing inadequacy. The 2011 American Housing Survey ( A…
Housing Affordability Challenges for U.S. Baby Boomers Resulting from the 2009 Recession
A decrease in housing values and retirement funds due to the recent 2009 U.S. recession has baby boomer-led households to experience an increased housing cost burden. By employing the 2009 American Housing Survey, the authors examined U.S. baby boomer householders’ housing and demographic profiles in the distressed economy, and revealed the relationships between the profiles and housing affordability levels (N = 16,092). A research model was deve…
Housing Satisfaction of Asian and Pacific Island Elders in the United States
This study examined housing satisfaction of Asian and Pacific Island elders, focusing on demographic, housing, and neighborhood characteristics. The research framework was based on the housing adjustment theory (Morris & Winter, 1975, 1978). The sample was Asian and Pacific Island households with a head aged 65 years and over responding to the American Housing Survey (AHS) from 1995 through 2007 (N = 1,039). Asian and Pacific Island elders includ…
A Preliminary Investigation
During winter quarter 1991 at UCLA, students of a graduate course, “Critical Issues in Asian American Communities,” focused on Asian American workers in the Los Angeles garment industry as a community research project.’ Issues concerning working class Asian Americans are often overlooked. Much research has examined ”middle class” issues that focus on upward mobility such as the glass ceiling in employment, the model minority portrayal, and admiss…
Housing discrimination in Mississippi, the last 20 years
Housing discrimination persists decades after the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968. Limited qualitative research exists that examines the experience of victims. This qualitative study used data from newspapers that reported housing discrimination in Mississippi from 1998 to 2018 to examine the experience of victims. Content analysis was used to assess the sociodemographic characteristics of victims and the penalties awarded to perpetrators. In…
Home Modification for Older Adults Aging in Place
What is the impact of housing adequacy on recent home modification, controlling for demographics and housing characteristics? This study examined home modifications of households with a member aged 65 or older, focusing on relationships between selected demographic and housing variables and home modification. Binary logistic regression analysis was used on a sample of 6,627 homeowners from the newly released 2019 American Housing Survey (AHS) dat…
Perceptions on residential environments for urban low-income elderly homeowners aging in place
With a qualitative phenomenological approach, residential environment (neighborhood and city) perceptions were explored for urban low-income elderly homeowners who were aging in place. In-depth interviews with open-ended questions were conducted with 30 urban low-income elderly homeowners, and content analysis was employed. Results showed that low-income aging homeowners were most likely to like their neighborhood because of neighbors’ helping ea…
A Preliminary Investigation
During winter quarter 1991 at UCLA, students of a graduate course, “Critical Issues in Asian American Communities,” focused on Asian American workers in the Los Angeles garment industry as a community research project.’ Issues concerning working class Asian Americans are often overlooked. Much research has examined ”middle class” issues that focus on upward mobility such as the glass ceiling in employment, the model minority portrayal, and admiss…
Kitchen Remodeling
The faculty of the Center for Real Life Kitchen Design at Virginia Tech responded to a growing interest in kitchen remodeling with the Explore Your Dream Kitchen workshop to educate the consumer on working with a designer and comparing the multitude of products available to the consumer planning a new kitchen. This article reported on a survey of 192 participants in 13 of the workshops who actually remodeled or built a home with a new kitchen (N …
Housing Satisfaction of Asian and Pacific Island Elders in the United States
This study examined housing satisfaction of Asian and Pacific Island elders, focusing on demographic, housing, and neighborhood characteristics. The research framework was based on the housing adjustment theory (Morris & Winter, 1975, 1978). The sample was Asian and Pacific Island households with a head aged 65 years and over responding to the American Housing Survey (AHS) from 1995 through 2007 (N = 1,039). Asian and Pacific Island elders includ…
Housing Affordability Challenges for U.S. Baby Boomers Resulting from the 2009 Recession
A decrease in housing values and retirement funds due to the recent 2009 U.S. recession has baby boomer-led households to experience an increased housing cost burden. By employing the 2009 American Housing Survey, the authors examined U.S. baby boomer householders’ housing and demographic profiles in the distressed economy, and revealed the relationships between the profiles and housing affordability levels (N = 16,092). A research model was deve…
Housing Adequacy
This study examined housing adequacy of elderly households aged 65 years and older in southern communities in the United States. Housing adequacy was considered as a well‐being indicator for the elderly households. The researchers developed a model which hypothesized a relationship between selected demographic and housing variables (which represent American housing norms and restraints) and housing inadequacy. The 2011 American Housing Survey ( A…
Zero-energy home development in Korea
Zero-energy houses, one of the progressive types of energy-efficient homes, theoretically consume no energy for heating, cooling, or other daily activities. The purposes of this research were to identify representative experimental housing projects in South Korea and analyze their major features in terms of energy efficiency and environmental friendliness. This study used case studies consisting of two zero-energy experimental houses and one occu…
Perceptions on residential environments for urban low-income elderly homeowners aging in place
With a qualitative phenomenological approach, residential environment (neighborhood and city) perceptions were explored for urban low-income elderly homeowners who were aging in place. In-depth interviews with open-ended questions were conducted with 30 urban low-income elderly homeowners, and content analysis was employed. Results showed that low-income aging homeowners were most likely to like their neighborhood because of neighbors’ helping ea…
Emerging themes on aging in place from low-income older renters
This phenomenological study focused on low-income older renters‘ challenges that affected their aging in place. We conducted 25 in-depth interviews with low-income older renters, using a semi-structured questionnaire. The questions focused on socio-demographic characteristics, renting profiles, most and least favored aspects about being a renter, and future plans and challenges. We transcribed qualitative data, employed keyword-in-context analysi…
The role of informal support systems in residential environments for low-income older renters
Low-income elderly renters may face difficulty aging in place, emphasizing the potential role of informal support systems in the residential environment. To understand informal support systems for low-income older renters aging in place, data from a larger study were analyzed from the perspective of informal support systems in housing and community. For the primary study, a qualitative interview method (N = 25 low-income older renters) was employ…
Home Modification for Older Adults Aging in Place
What is the impact of housing adequacy on recent home modification, controlling for demographics and housing characteristics? This study examined home modifications of households with a member aged 65 or older, focusing on relationships between selected demographic and housing variables and home modification. Binary logistic regression analysis was used on a sample of 6,627 homeowners from the newly released 2019 American Housing Survey (AHS) dat…
Housing discrimination in Mississippi, the last 20 years
Housing discrimination persists decades after the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968. Limited qualitative research exists that examines the experience of victims. This qualitative study used data from newspapers that reported housing discrimination in Mississippi from 1998 to 2018 to examine the experience of victims. Content analysis was used to assess the sociodemographic characteristics of victims and the penalties awarded to perpetrators. In…
Longitudinal effects of housing adequacy on home modification implementation among households with older adults living in them
Economics (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Business (7 works) · Demographic economics (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Socioeconomics (5 works) · Aging in place (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works)