Table 1 General characteristics of the study respondents
From: Assessment of psychometric properties of the Korean SF-12 v2 in the general population
Characteristics | Survey data | National registry (2013) | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | (%) | % | |
Gender | |||
Male | 499 | (49.9) | 49.5 |
Female | 501 | (50.1) | 50.5 |
Age group | |||
19–29 years | 183 | (18.3) | 17.9 |
30–39 years | 199 | (19.9) | 19.9 |
40–49 years | 209 | (20.9) | 21.7 |
50–59 years | 197 | (19.7) | 19.5 |
60 years or more | 212 | (21.2) | 21.0 |
Level of education | National Census (2010) | ||
Lower than university degree | 746 | (74.6) | 70.1 |
University degree or higher | 254 | (25.4) | 29.9 |
Occupation | |||
Employed/business person | 700 | (70.0) | |
Housewife | 215 | (21.5) | |
Student | 53 | (5.3) | |
Unemployed | 32 | (3.2) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 711 | (71.0) | |
Widowed/Divorced | 53 | (5.3) | |
Unmarried | 236 | (23.6) | |
Current disease | |||
Yes | 126 | (12.6) | |
No | 874 | (87.4) | |
Outpatient visit in the past 2 weeks | |||
Yes | 145 | (14.5) | |
No | 855 | (85.5) | |
Hospitalization in the past year | |||
Yes | 45 | (4.5) | |
No | 955 | (95.5) | |