Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of individuals living alone and those living with others in South Korea.
| Age 20–34 Years | Age 35–64 Years | Age 65–80 Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living with Others | Living Alone | Living with Others | Living Alone | Living with Others | Living Alone | |
| (n = 3580) | (n = 349) | (n = 11530) | (n = 721) | (n = 4287) | (n = 1151) | |
| Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 20–24 | 34.1 (1.0) | 28.6 (3.5) | ||||
| 25–29 | 31.8 (0.9) | 38.8 (3.3) | ||||
| 30–34 | 34.1 (1.1) | 32.6 (3.6) | ||||
| 35–39 | 16.7 (0.5) | 16.4 (1.8) | ||||
| 40–44 | 17.7 (0.5) | 12.3 (1.6) | ||||
| 45–49 | 18.8 (0.5) | 13.8 (1.5) | ||||
| 50–54 | 17.9 (0.4) | 16.1 (1.7) | ||||
| 55–59 | 16.8 (0.5) | 19.1 (1.6) | ||||
| 60–64 | 12.2 (0.4) | 22.3 (1.7) | ||||
| 65–69 | 36.5 (0.9) | 20.7 (1.2) | ||||
| 70–74 | 27.7 (0.8) | 23.0 (1.3) | ||||
| 75–80 | 35.8 (1.0) | 56.3 (1.7) | ||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Men | 50.6 (0.9) | 68.7 (2.7) | 48.9 (0.4) | 58.7 (2.1) | 48.5 (0.8) | 18.1 (1.3) |
| Women | 49.4 (0.9) | 31.3 (2.7) | 51.1 (0.4) | 41.3 (2.1) | 51.5 (0.8) | 81.9 (1.3) |
| Education | ||||||
| ≥College | 77.2 (0.9) | 83.4 (2.4) | 42.9 (0.9) | 30.9 (2.2) | 10.2 (0.7) | 3.9 (0.6) |
| High | 20.9 (0.8) | 15.8 (2.3) | 37.8 (0.7) | 34.7 (2.1) | 18.5 (0.7) | 10.5 (0.9) |
| Middle | 1.4 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.5) | 10.2 (0.4) | 16.4 (1.5) | 15.0 (0.6) | 10.7 (1.0) |
| ≤Elementary | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 9.1 (0.4) | 18.0 (1.6) | 56.4 (1.1) | 74.9 (1.4) |
| Income quintile | ||||||
| Q5 (high) | 21.1 (1.0) | 6.7 (1.4) | 20.6 (0.7) | 11.8 (1.6) | 24.8 (1.0) | 5.2 (0.7) |
| Q4 | 20.6 (0.9) | 14.7 (2.2) | 21.3 (0.6) | 10.7 (1.4) | 22.4 (0.8) | 13.3 (1.1) |
| Q3 | 20.6 (0.9) | 24.2 (2.9) | 20.3 (0.5) | 13.2 (1.5) | 18.2 (0.8) | 22.4 (1.4) |
| Q2 | 20.4 (0.9) | 19.8 (2.5) | 19.8 (0.6) | 20.3 (1.9) | 17.1 (0.8) | 30.2 (1.5) |
| Q1 (low) | 17.4 (0.8) | 34.5 (3.4) | 18.0 (0.6) | 44.0 (2.3) | 17.5 (0.8) | 28.9 (1.5) |
| House owning | ||||||
| Yes | 60.3 (1.3) | 5.5 (1.3) | 70.8 (0.9) | 29.6 (2.0) | 81.4 (0.9) | 44.6 (2.0) |
| No | 39.7 (1.3) | 94.5 (1.3) | 29.2 (0.9) | 70.4 (2.0) | 18.6 (0.9) | 55.4 (2.0) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Non-manual | 36.9 (0.9) | 52.0 (3.5) | 30.6 (0.7) | 23.1 (2.0) | 3.7 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.3) |
| Service and sales | 13.7 (0.7) | 12.5 (1.7) | 15.3 (0.4) | 12.6 (1.5) | 4.6 (0.4) | 3.6 (0.6) |
| Manual | 11.7 (0.6) | 11.9 (2.0) | 27.7 (0.6) | 31.9 (2.1) | 25.0 (1.0) | 21.8 (1.4) |
| Outside the workforce | 37.8 (1.0) | 23.5 (3.2) | 26.4 (0.5) | 32.3 (2.2) | 66.7 (1.0) | 74.0 (1.5) |
| Residential area | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 47.3 (1.2) | 57.4 (5.0) | 45.8 (0.8) | 43.9 (2.7) | 40.3 (1.3) | 33.4 (1.9) |
| City | 28.5 (1.3) | 18.2 (3.8) | 26.5 (1.1) | 24.6 (2.4) | 24.9 (1.3) | 21.6 (1.9) |
| Rural | 24.2 (1.4) | 24.4 (4.4) | 27.8 (1.2) | 31.5 (2.7) | 34.8 (1.5) | 45.0 (2.3) |
| Number of chronic diseases | ||||||
| 0 | 95.6 (0.4) | 93 (1.8) | 71.9 (0.5) | 61.6 (2.2) | 26.0 (0.8) | 23.0 (1.4) |
| 1 | 4.1 (0.4) | 6.4 (1.8) | 20.4 (0.4) | 25.1 (1.9) | 36.9 (0.8) | 32.1 (1.6) |
| 2 | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.4) | 6.1 (0.3) | 9.1 (1.2) | 25.2 (0.8) | 29.4 (1.5) |
| 3 | 1.3 (0.1) | 3.6 (0.8) | 9.8 (0.5) | 12.8 (1.1) | ||
| 4~6 | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.2) | 2.2 (0.3) | 2.8 (0.5) | ||
| Mobility | ||||||
| No problem | 97.4 (0.3) | 96.5 (1.2) | 92.7 (0.3) | 85.4 (1.5) | 65.0 (0.9) | 50.8 (1.7) |
| Some problems | 2.6 (0.3) | 3.6 (1.2) | 7.2 (0.3) | 13.6 (1.5) | 33.6 (0.9) | 44.8 (1.7) |
| Extreme | 0.2 (0.0) | 0.9 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.2) | 4.4 (0.6) | ||
| problems | ||||||
| Self-care | ||||||
| No problem | 99.6 (0.1) | 98.5 (0.8) | 98.2 (0.1) | 95.1 (0.9) | 90.3 (0.5) | 82.3 (1.3) |
| Some problems | 0.4 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.8) | 1.7 (0.1) | 4.7 (0.9) | 8.5 (0.5) | 16.4 (1.3) |
| Extreme problems | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.1) | 1.2 (0.2) | 1.3 (0.4) | ||
| Usual activities | ||||||
| No problem | 97.3 (0.3) | 98.0 (0.9) | 95.6 (0.2) | 86.8 (1.4) | 80.7 (0.7) | 71.3 (1.6) |
| Some problems | 2.7 (0.3) | 2.0 (0.9) | 4.3 (0.2) | 12.8 (1.4) | 17.6 (0.7) | 26.5 (1.5) |
| Extreme | 0.1 (0.0) | 0.4 (0.2) | 1.7 (0.2) | 2.2 (0.5) | ||
| problems | ||||||
| Pain/discomfort | ||||||
| No problem | 85.7 (0.7) | 83.6 (2.1) | 80.3 (0.4) | 71.1 (2.0) | 64.3 (0.9) | 53.5 (1.7) |
| Some problems | 14.3 (0.7) | 16.4 (2.1) | 18.9 (0.4) | 25.2 (1.8) | 30.2 (0.8) | 36.8 (1.6) |
| Extreme | 0.9 (0.1) | 3.7 (0.8) | 5.4 (0.4) | 9.7 (1.0) | ||
| problems | ||||||
Metropolitan: Seoul and Gyonggi-do.