Table 1 Descriptive statistics for control variables
Control Variables | South Korea | Italy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Age | ||||
 50–59 | 683 | 48.9 | 276 | 56.7 |
 60–69 | 435 | 31.2 | 157 | 32.2 |
 70–79 | 196 | 14.0 | 44 | 9.0 |
 80–89 | 82 | 5.9 | 10 | 2.1 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 661 | 47.3 | 65 | 13.3 |
 Female | 735 | 52.7 | 421 | 86.4 |
Education Level | ||||
 No Formal Education | 28 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
 Primary School | 135 | 9.7 | 3 | .6 |
 Secondary School/High School | 294 | 21.0 | 241 | 49.5 |
 Higher Diploma/Associate Degree | 156 | 11.2 | 36 | 7.4 |
 Bachelor | 627 | 44.9 | 145 | 29.8 |
 Master’s or Above | 156 | 11.2 | 62 | 12.7 |
Economic Status | ||||
 Poor | 41 | 2.9 | 83 | 17.0 |
 Fair | 344 | 24.6 | 216 | 44.4 |
 Good | 797 | 57.1 | 151 | 31.0 |
 Very Good | 200 | 14.3 | 35 | 7.2 |
 Excellent | 14 | 1.0 | 2 | .4 |
Health Condition | ||||
 Poor | 15 | 1.1 | 46 | 9.4 |
 Fair | 197 | 14.1 | 153 | 31.4 |
 Good | 740 | 53.0 | 212 | 43.5 |
 Very Good | 428 | 30.7 | 63 | 12.9 |
 Excellent | 16 | 1.1 | 13 | 2.7 |
Diagnosis of Family Members | ||||
 Yes | 4 | .3 | 48 | 9.9 |
 No | 1392 | 99.7 | 439 | 90.1 |
Diagnosis of Friends | ||||
 Yes | 110 | 7.9 | 356 | 73.1 |
 No | 1286 | 92.1 | 131 | 26.9 |
Total | 1396 | 100 | 487 | 100 |