本研究旨在探討臺灣一般民眾對三類老人長期照顧安排的態度及其影響因子。根據 1556 位 20-64 歲臺灣地區代表性樣本的調查發現， 民眾認為一般家庭在有照護老人的需求時， 58.1 ％會選擇居家式的照護， 而選擇社區與機構等照護方式的比率分別為 31.8％、與 10.1 ％，可見傳統居家式的照護最受歡迎，但已有略多於四成的民眾贊同社區與機構等正式照護方式。 多變項對數複迴歸分析發現，在控制其他重要變項下，年齡 50-64 歲、收入較高、居住城區、家中女性照護人力較少、認為政府有照護責任者較贊同送老人進機構療養；而社區式的照護較受閩南人、外省人、大專以上教育程度、認為政府有照護責任者的贊同。

　　　　　This study examines the distribution of publicattitudes toward three long-term care arrangements as well as the factorsassociated with those attitudes. Data came from a survey of a representativenation-wide sample of 1556 respondents aged 20-64. The results revealed that58.1% of the respondents stated that they would choose home-based care to assistfamilies with dependent elderly. Community-based care and institutional carewere selected by 31.8% and 10.1% of the respondents respectively. Apparently,home-based care was most frequently preferred by people in Taiwan. However,slightly over 40% were in favor of community-based and institutional care. Theresults of polytomous logistic regression indicated that institutional care wasmore likely to be preferred by those aged 50-64, who had a higher income, livedin a city, had fewer family caregivers, and had higher expectations ofgovernment involvement in the care of the dependent population. Community-basedcare, on the other hand, was more likely to be preferred by Fukien-Taiwanese,mainlanders, and those with higher education or higher expectations ofgovernment involvement in the care of the dependent population.