Table 1.
General characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristics | Total (n = 1000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-Demographics | n | % |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 478 | 47.8 |
| Female | 522 | 52.2 |
| Age (year) | M = 47.04 | SD = 15.04 |
| 18–29 | 165 | 16.5 |
| 30–39 | 157 | 15.7 |
| 40–49 | 197 | 19.7 |
| 50–59 | 205 | 20.5 |
| ≥60 | 276 | 27.6 |
| Family size, No. | ||
| 1(living alone) | 99 | 9.9 |
| more than 2 | 901 | 90.1 |
| Education level | ||
| Middle school or below | 29 | 2.9 |
| High school graduate | 481 | 48.1 |
| College and above | 490 | 49.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 649 | 64.9 |
| Single/divorced/bereaved | 351 | 35.1 |
| Presence of children | ||
| None | 903 | 90.3 |
| More than 1 | 97 | 9.7 |
| Monthly household income | ||
| Under 200 | 129 | 12.9 |
| 200–400 | 315 | 31.5 |
| 400–600 | 262 | 26.2 |
| ≥600 | 294 | 29.4 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 880 | 88.0 |
| Rural | 120 | 12.0 |
| Residential areas | ||
| Seoul | 193 | 19.3 |
| Incheon/Gyeonggi | 308 | 30.8 |
| Daejeon/Sejong/Chungcheong | 105 | 10.5 |
| Gwangju/Jeolla | 95 | 9.5 |
| Daegu/Gyeongbuk | 99 | 9.9 |
| Busan/Ulsan/Gyeongnam | 159 | 15.9 |
| Gangwon/Jeju | 41 | 4.1 |
| Occupation status | ||
| Salary earner | 473 | 47.3 |
| Self-employed | 131 | 13.1 |
| Out of labor | 396 | 39.6 |
| Health-related factors | n | % |
| Subjective health | ||
| Bad | 116 | 11.6 |
| Moderate | 442 | 44.2 |
| Good | 442 | 44.2 |
| Underlying disease | ||
| None | 589 | 58.9 |
| More than 1 | 411 | 41.1 |
| Avoidance of healthcare utilization | n | % |
| Never | 268 | 26.8% |
| Sometimes | 266 | 26.6% |
| Often | 223 | 22.3% |
| Always | 243 | 24.3% |