Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study subjects by year
From: Trajectories of Life Satisfaction and their Predictors among Korean Older Adults
Variables | 2006 (n = 3517) | 2007 (n = 3047) | 2009 (n = 2652) | 2011 (n = 2326) | 2013 (n = 1954) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Male | 1443 (41.0) | 1251 (41.1) | 1067 (40.2) | 930 (40.0) | 765 (39.2) |
Female | 2074 (59.0) | 1796 (58.9) | 1585 (59.8) | 1396 (60.0) | 1189 (60.9) |
Age | |||||
65–69 | 1505 (42.8) | 878 (28.8) | 283 (10.7) | - | - |
70–74 | 983 (28.0) | 1071 (35.2) | 1170 (44.1) | 941 (40.5) | 466 (23.9) |
75–79 | 587 (16.7) | 641 (21.0) | 704 (26.6) | 792 (34.1) | 857 (43.9) |
≥ 80 | 442 (12.6) | 457 (15.0) | 495 (18.7) | 593 (25.5) | 631 (32.3) |
Spouse | |||||
Yes | 2141 (60.9) | 1802 (59.1) | 1526 (57.5) | 1296 (55.7) | 1027 (52.6) |
No | 1376 (39.1) | 1245 (40.9) | 1126 (42.5) | 1030 (44.3) | 927 (47.4) |
Education | |||||
None | 1245 (35.5) | 1057 (34.7) | 889 (33.5) | 770 (33.2) | 618 (31.6) |
Grade 1–6 | 1252 (35.7) | 1098 (36.0) | 983 (37.1) | 865 (37.3) | 749 (38.4) |
Grade 7–9 | 394 (11.2) | 354 (11.6) | 314 (11.8) | 271 (11.7) | 243 (12.4) |
Grade 10–12 | 403 (11.5) | 351(11.5) | 306 (11.5) | 261 (11.2) | 213 (10.9) |
Grade > 12 | 216 (6.15) | 187 (6.1) | 160 (6.1) | 155 (6.8) | 130 (6.6) |
Residential area | |||||
Urban | 1490 (42.4) | 1256 (41.2) | 1058 (39.9) | 908 (39.0) | 748 (38.3) |
Rural | 2027 (57.6) | 1791 (58.8) | 1594 (60.1) | 1418 (61.0) | 1206 (61.7) |
Housing type | |||||
Detached House | 2068 (58.8) | 1768 (58.0) | 1526 (57.5) | 1394 (59.9) | 1172 (60.0) |
Apartment | 962 (27.4) | 849 (27.9) | 762 (28.7) | 674 (29.0) | 568 (29.1) |
Others | 487 (13.9) | 430 (14.1) | 364 (13.7) | 258 (11.1) | 214 (11.0) |
Household composition | |||||
Single adult | 628 (17.9) | 632 (20.8) | 645 (24.3) | 600 (25.8) | 601 (30.8) |
Couple | 1402 (39.9) | 1246 (41.1) | 1079 (40.7) | 923 (39.7) | 807 (41.3) |
Others | 1483 (42.2) | 1156 (38.1) | 928 (35.0) | 802 (34.1) | 546 (27.9) |
Physical health | |||||
Poor | 2212 (62.9) | 1974 (64.8) | 1655 (62.5) | 1184 (50.9) | 1043 (53.4) |
Fair | 662 (18.8) | 570 (18.7) | 545 (20.6) | 785 (33.8) | 591 (30.3) |
Good | 643 (18.3) | 503 (16.5) | 448 (16.9) | 356 (15.3) | 320 (16.4) |
Mental health | |||||
Poor | 1352 (38.5) | 1182 (38.8) | 723 (27.3) | 582 (25.0) | 507 (26.0) |
Fair | 1149 (32.7) | 1043 (34.2) | 881 (33.2) | 944 (40.6) | 821 (42.0) |
Good | 1015 (28.9) | 822 (27.0) | 1047 (39.5) | 799 (34.4) | 626 (32.0) |
Private health insurance | |||||
Yes | 215 (6.1) | 228 (7.5) | 160 (6.0) | 80 (3.4) | 65 (3.3) |
No | 3302 (93.9) | 2819 (92.5) | 2492 (94.0) | 2245 (96.6) | 1889 (96.7) |
Financial stress index | |||||
≥ 0% | 1461 (51.7) | 1314 (49.5) | 1100 (52.0) | 1121 (54.9) | 952 (52.3) |
− 100% - 0 | 1054 (37.3) | 1055 (39.8) | 750 (35.4) | 572 (28.0) | 699 (38.4) |
< −100% | 312 (11.0) | 285 (10.7) | 266 (12.6) | 350 (17.1) | 170 (9.3) |