Table 1. Fall rates and general characteristics of the survey population, segmented by survey year.
| Years | 2011 (95% CI) | 2014 (95% CI) | 2017 (95% CI) | The whole period (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | ||||
| Estimate of Korean older population | 7,070,586 | 6,385,559 | 7,075,518 | 20,531,663 |
| (6,974,827–7,166,345) | (6,323,461–6,447,657) | (7,047,651–7,103,384) | (20,409,302–20,654,024) | |
| Fall rate (%) | 21.2 (20.1–22.2) | 25.1 (24.1–26.1) | 15.9 (15.1–16.7) | 20.6 (20.0–21.1) |
| Mean age (years) | 73.7 (73.5–73.8) | 73.9 (73.7–74.0) | 74.1 (73.9–74.2) | 73.9 (73.8–74.0) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (%) | 43.1 (41.9–44.4) | 41.7 (40.5–42.8) | 42.5 (41.4–43.6) | 42.5 (41.8–43.1) |
| Female (%) | 56.9 (55.6–58.1) | 58.3 (57.2–59.5) | 57.5 (56.4–58.6) | 57.5 (56.9–58.2) |
| Household type | ||||
| Living alone (%) | 19.6 (18.7–20.5) | 23.0 (22.1–24.0) | 23.6 (22.7–24.5) | 22.0 (21.5–22.6) |
| Living with the spouse (%) | 48.5 (47.2–49.7) | 44.5 (43.4–45.7) | 48.4 (47.3–49.4) | 47.2 (46.5–47.9) |
| Living with the children (%) | 27.3 (26.2–28.5) | 28.4 (27.4–29.5) | 23.7 (22.8–24.7) | 26.4 (25.8–27.0) |
| Living with others (%) | 4.6 (4.1–5.2) | 4.0 (3.5–4.5) | 4.4 (3.9–4.8) | 4.3 (4.0–4.6) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Not married (%) | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | 0.4 (0.3–0.6) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) |
| Married (%) | 67.5 (66.4–68.6) | 61.4 (60.3–62.6) | 63.4 (62.3–64.4) | 64.2 (63.6–64.8) |
| Widowed (%) | 30.3 (29.2–31.4) | 34.2 (33.1–35.3) | 31.5 (30.5–32.5) | 31.9 (31.3–32.6) |
| Divorced (%) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 3.0 (2.6–3.4) | 3.6 (3.2–4.0) | 2.6 (2.4–2.8) |
| Living separately (%) | 0.5 (0.4–0.8) | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) |
| Educational level | ||||
| Uneducated (illiterate) (%) | 11.0 (10.3–11.6) | 9.6 (9.0–10.3) | 6.6 (6.1–7.1) | 9.0 (8.7–9.4) |
| Uneducated (literate) (%) | 20.7 (19.8–21.7) | 20.9 (20.0–21.8) | 17.6 (16.9–18.4) | 19.7 (19.2–20.2) |
| Elementary school (%) | 35.4 (34.2–36.7) | 32.0 (31.0–33.1) | 34.1 (33.1–35.1) | 33.9 (33.3–34.6) |
| Middle school (%) | 13.4 (12.5–14.4) | 13.2 (12.4–14.0) | 16.8 (16.0–17.7) | 14.5 (14.0–15.0) |
| High school (%) | 12.5 (11.6–13.5) | 16.6 (15.7–17.5) | 17.3 (16.5–18.1) | 15.4 (14.9–16.0) |
| College (%) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | 1.2 (0.9–1.4) | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) |
| University or higher (%) | 5.8 (5.1–6.5) | 6.6 (6.0–7.2) | 6.5 (6.0–7.1) | 6.3 (5.9–6.7) |
| Current employment status | ||||
| Employed (%) | 33.6 (32.4–34.8) | 28.5 (27.5–29.5) | 30.3 (29.3–31.3) | 30.9 (30.3–31.5) |
| Unemployed (%) | 66.4 (65.2–67.6) | 71.5 (70.5–72.5) | 69.7 (68.7–70.7) | 69.1 (68.5–69.7) |
| Past career | ||||
| Inoccupation (%) | 9.5 (8.7–10.2) | 10.8 (10.1–11.6) | 10.5 (9.9–11.2) | 10.2 (9.8–10.7) |
| Managers (%) | 3.0 (2.6–3.6) | 4.2 (3.7–4.8) | 2.6 (2.3–3.0) | 3.3 (3.0–3.5) |
| Professionals (%) | 3.4 (2.9–3.9) | 5.4 (4.9–6.0) | 4.6 (4.2–5.1) | 4.4 (4.2–4.7) |
| Clerks (%) | 4.4 (3.8–5.0) | 4.3 (3.8–4.8) | 5.9 (5.4–6.4) | 4.9 (4.6–5.2) |
| Service workers (%) | 5.6 (5.0–6.2) | 6.9 (6.3–7.5) | 7.7 (7.1–8.3) | 6.7 (6.4–7.1) |
| Sales workers (%) | 10.8 (10.0–11.6) | 11.2 (10.5–12.0) | 10.7 (10.1–11.4) | 10.9 (10.5–11.4) |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (%) | 34.5 (33.6–35.5) | 25.0 (24.1–25.8) | 22.7 (22.0–23.4) | 27.5 (27.0–28.0) |
| Craft and related trades workers (%) | 8.6 (7.8–9.4) | 8.6 (8.0–9.3) | 9.0 (8.4–9.7) | 8.7 (8.3–9.2) |
| Equipment, machine operating and assessing workers (%) | 3.9 (3.3–4.6) | 6.0 (5.5–6.6) | 6.8 (6.3–7.4) | 5.5 (5.2–5.9) |
| Elementary workers (%) | 15.7 (14.8–16.6) | 17.0 (16.2–17.9) | 18.8 (18.0–19.6) | 17.2 (16.7–17.7) |
| Armed Forces (%) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) |
| Annual income (10,000 Korean won)a | 849.8 (821.8–877.8) | 959.3 (924.8–993.8) | 1176.5 (1143.6–1209.4) | 996.4 (978.0–1014.8) |
| Personal wealth (10,000 Korean won)a | 15180.1 (14181.2–16179.1) | 13857.8 (13056.7–14658.9) | 28144.5 (27062.6–29226.4) | 19246.6 (18674.4–19818.9) |
| Number of children | 3.7 (3.7–3.8) | 3.4 (3.4–3.4) | 3.2 (3.2–3.3) | 3.5 (3.4–3.5) |
| Relationship satisfaction | ||||
| Very satisfied (%) | 4.3 (3.8–4.9) | 2.0 (1.7–2.4) | 1.6 (1.4–2.0) | 2.7 (2.4–2.9) |
| Satisfied (%) | 56.9 (55.6–58.1) | 40.7 (39.5–41.8) | 47.0 (45.9–48.0) | 48.4 (47.7–49.1) |
| Moderate (%) | 31.8 (30.6–33.0) | 47.0 (45.8–48.2) | 42.8 (41.8–43.9) | 40.4 (39.7–41.0) |
| Rarely satisfied (%) | 6.2 (5.7–6.9) | 9.5 (8.8–10.3) | 8.0 (7.4–8.6) | 7.9 (7.5–8.2) |
| Not satisfied (%) | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) |
a 1USD ≈ 1200 Korean won