Preferences for Advance Directives in Korea

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics (N = 336).

Variable	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age
≤30 years old	35	10.4
31–40	93	27.7
41–50	152	45.2
51–60	45	13.4
≥61 years old	11	3.3
Gender
Male	149	44.3
Female	187	55.7
Education
Middle school	18	5.4
High school	92	27.4
College	22	6.5
≥university	199	59.2
Other	5	1.5
Self-reported health status
Very good	59	17.6
Good	45	13.4
Neutral	181	53.9
Bad	48	14.3
Very bad	3	0.9
Socioeconomic status
Fairly good	87	25.9
Neutral	178	53
Fairly bad	71	21.1
Religion
None	112	33.3
Buddhism	54	16.1
Catholicism	33	9.8
Christianity	132	39.3
Other	5	1.5
Past experiences of; separation by death
Yes	241	71.7
No	95	28.3
Having a will
Yes	57	17
No	279	83
Total	336	100