Table 1.
General characteristics of participants (n=492)
| Characteristics | Categories | N (%) |
| Age (M±SD, 31.72±10.52) |
19–29 | 270 (54.9) |
| 30–39 | 123 (25.0) | |
| 40–49 | 57 (11.6) | |
| 50– | 42 (8.5) | |
| Gender | Female | 368 (74.8) |
| Male | 124 (25.2) | |
| Educational level |
High school diploma or below | 119 (24.2) |
| Bachelor’s degree or above | 373 (75.8) | |
| Marital status |
Single | 310 (63.0) |
| Married | 176 (35.8) | |
| Divorced | 5 (1.0) | |
| Bereaved | 1 (0.2) | |
| Monthly income (Korean won) | –<850 000 | 174 (35.4) |
| 850 000 to <1 500 000 | 51 (10.3) | |
| 1 500 000 to <2 500 000 | 91 (18.5) | |
| 2 500 000 to <3 500 000 | 77 (15.7) | |
| 3 500 000 to <4 500 000 | 43 (8.7) | |
| 4 500 000 to <5 500 000 | 23 (4.7) | |
| 5 500 000 to <6 500 000 | 7 (1.4) | |
| 6 500 000– | 26 (5.3) | |
| Types of medical institutions frequently visited | Clinic or public health centre | 343 (69.7) |
| Hospital | 68 (13.8) | |
| General or advanced general hospital | 79 (16.1) | |
| Others | 2 (0.4) | |
| Number of visits to medical institutions | –<5 | 165 (33.5) |
| 5 to <10 | 176 (35.8) | |
| 10 to <15 | 80 (16.3) | |
| 15 to <20 | 40 (8.1) | |
| 20 to <25 | 15 (3.0) | |
| 25– | 16 (3.3) | |
| Types of accompanying caregivers |
Alone | 414 (84.1) |
| Spouse | 19 (3.9) | |
| Children | 23 (4.7) | |
| Parents (father or mother) | 31 (6.3) | |
| Others | 5 (1.0) | |
| Experience of patient safety incidents | Yes | 320 (65.0) |
| No | 172 (35.0) | |
| Do you know the fact that you can directly report to the patient safety reporting and learning system? | Yes | 9 (1.8) |
| No | 483 (98.2) |