Table 2.

Allocation principles and questionnaire used in the survey

Allocation principles1		Survey questionnaire	Abbreviation
Maximizing total benefits (utilitarianism)
	Save the most lives	Resources should be allocated in a way that can save more people	SMLV
	Save the most life-years	Resources should be allocated first to those who can obtain greater health benefits	SMLY
Treating people equally (egalitarianism)
	First-come, first-served	Everyone should be treated equally; Therefore, resource allocation should be done on a first come, first served basis	FCFS
	Random selection	Everyone should be treated equally; Therefore, resource allocation should be done through a lottery	RAND
Promoting and rewarding social usefulness
	Priority to those who have made relevant contributions (reciprocity)	Resources should be allocated first to those who have contributed to the related field, such as medical personnel who participated in the treatment of infectious diseases	RCPC
	Priority to those who are likely to make relevant contributions (instrumental value)	Resources should be allocated first to those who can contribute to related fields in the future, such as medical personnel who can be assigned to treat patients with infectious diseases	ISMV
Favoring the worst-off (prioritarianism)
	Sickest first	Resources should be allocated first to those who are sicker	SICK
	Youngest first	Resources should be allocated first to those who are younger	YONG
Favoring people with membership (identity-based allocation)
	Koreans first	Resources should be allocated first to those with Korean nationality	KORN
Compensating for not being responsible (luck-egalitarianism)
	Priority to those who are not responsible for the disease (personal responsibility)	Resources should be allocated first to those who are not personally responsible for the infection	RSPB

¹In addition to the 8 principles reviewed by Emanuel et al. N Engl J Med 2020;382(21):2049-2055 [7], the authors added the principles of “Koreans first” and “personal responsibility.”