Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the study subjects. (N = 3531)
From: Multidimensional construct of life satisfaction in older adults in Korea: a six-year follow-up study
Covariate | Number of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 1448 (41%) |
 Female | 2083 (59%) |
Age | |
 65–69 | 1507 (42.7%) |
 70–74 | 987 (28.0%) |
 75–79 | 592 (16.8%) |
 ≥80 | 445 (12.6%) |
Spouse | |
 Yes | 2147 (60.8%) |
 No | 1384 (39.2%) |
Education | |
 No education | 1248 (35.4%) |
 Elementary School (Grade 1–6) | 1257 (35.7%) |
 Middle school (Grade 7–9) | 397 (11.3%) |
 High school (Grade 10–12) | 405 (11.5%) |
 More than High school | 217 (6.2%) |
Residential area | |
 Urban | 1497 (42.4%) |
 Rural | 2034 (57.6%) |
Housing type | |
 Detached House | 2076 (58.8%) |
 Apartment | 967 (27.4%) |
 Others | 488 (13.8%) |
Household composition type | |
 Single adult | 628 (17.8%) |
 Couple | 1402 (39.8%) |
 Others | 1497 (42.4%) |
Physical health | |
 Very poor | 828 (23.5%) |
 Poor | 1384 (39.3%) |
 Fair | 663 (18.9%) |
 Good | 591 (16.8%) |
 Very good | 52 (1.5%) |
Mental health | |
 Very poor | 356 (10.1%) |
 Poor | 996 (28.3%) |
 Fair | 1150 (32.7%) |
 Good | 919 (26.1%) |
 Very good | 96 (2.7%) |
Private health insurance | |
 Yes | 215 (6.09%) |
 No | 3316 (93.9%) |
Financial stress index | |
 ≥ 0% | 1466 (51.7%) |
 −100% - 0 | 1056 (37.2%) |
 < -100% | 1009 (11.0%) |