Review Article
Correlation between Leisure Activity Time and Life Satisfaction: Based on KOSTAT Time Use Survey Data
Table 1
Differences of leisure activities in the Korean elderly according to demographic characteristics.
| Items | Classifications | (%) | Outdoor activities | Indoor activities | Internet use | Other | M | SD | | M | SD | | M | SD | | M | SD | |
| Age | Younger elderly (aged 65–74) | 5436 (58.91) | 50.53 | 70.22 | 23.89 | 220.69 | 140.88 | 221.16 | 2.99 | 17.58 | 30.20 | 3.42 | 17.22 | 1.11 | Older elderly (aged 75 and over) | 3792 (41.09) | 43.57 | 62.90 | 265.96 | 148.02 | 1.21 | 11.32 | 3.86 | 23.09 | Gender | Male | 3800 (41.18) | 65.35 | 77.86 | 466.79 | 270.04 | 153.19 | 297.50 | 4.90 | 22.86 | 195.66 | 6.23 | 26.99 | 114.28 | Female | 5428 (58.82) | 35.30 | 55.73 | 217.77 | 135.91 | 0.41 | 5.13 | 1.77 | 12.31 | Educational attainment | No educational attainment | 1900 (20.59) | 30.49 | 51.17 | 111.35 | 242.41 | 145.08 | 4.70 | 0.06 | 1.47 | 121.30 | 1.88 | 10.94 | 41.27 | Elementary school | 3498 (37.91) | 40.77 | 62.34 | 237.25 | 142.64 | 0.25 | 5.08 | 2.07 | 11.57 | Middle school | 1500 (16.25) | 51.24 | 68.72 | 230.01 | 144.82 | 1.75 | 13.76 | 3.11 | 15.13 | High school | 1520 (16.47) | 66.49 | 77.79 | 240.21 | 152.21 | 5.06 | 22.67 | 5.99 | 24.49 | Postsecondary education | 810 (8.78) | 75.90 | 79.69 | 256.30 | 146.54 | 11.75 | 33.46 | 10.72 | 44.73 | Marital status | Not married | 3604 (28.11) | 244.99 | 146.06 | 9.07 | 39.94 | 60.04 | 78.55 | 0.52 | 6.91 | 76.02 | 2.76 | 15.32 | 10.67 | Married | 5624 (43.87) | 235.64 | 145.14 | 52.63 | 71.27 | 3.37 | 18.78 | 4.14 | 22.25 | Reason for needing care | Care not needed | 8654 (93.78) | 47.97 | 67.92 | 1.68 | 233.87 | 142.93 | 52.43 | 2.34 | 15.49 | 1.21 | 3.69 | 20.29 | 0.83 | Dementia | 62 (0.67) | 51.77 | 61.18 | 327.42 | 142.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 12.43 | Stroke | 40 (0.43) | 59.50 | 75.38 | 392.00 | 176.64 | 1.50 | 9.49 | 2.25 | 14.23 | Disability | 102 (1.11) | 42.75 | 70.19 | 327.84 | 173.16 | 0.78 | 7.92 | 0.78 | 5.57 | Other reasons | 370 (4.01) | 40.22 | 52.27 | 310.54 | 155.43 | 1.08 | 15.33 | 2.84 | 11.35 | Economic activity status | Working | 2.87 (31.19) | 29.86 | 55.33 | 301.84 | 172.62 | 124.69 | 969.57 | 1.61 | 11.27 | 7.48 | 2.68 | 14.64 | 9.01 | Not working | 6350 (68.81) | 55.75 | 70.74 | 269.51 | 144.29 | 2.55 | 16.86 | 4.02 | 21.79 | Average monthly household income | Less than 1 million KRW | 7080 (76.70) | 45.60 | 65.53 | 16.90 | 240.20 | 145.44 | 0.94 | 1.77 | 13.89 | 12.36 | 3.54 | 19.73 | 1.11 | One million KRW–less than 2 million KRW | 1420 (15.40) | 51.76 | 70.82 | 233.60 | 150.40 | 4.12 | 19.26 | 4.22 | 21.70 | 2 million KRW–less than 3 million KRW | 422 (4.60) | 61.59 | 74.66 | 243.44 | 134.28 | 4.29 | 20.89 | 4.02 | 20.26 | Over 3 million KRW | 306 (3.30) | 67.75 | 84.21 | 233.60 | 142.17 | 4.46 | 22.45 | 1.90 | 11.90 | Classifications of agricultural residence | Agricultural residence | 1694 (18.36) | 26.71 | 54.45 | 205.19 | 198.71 | 131.90 | 164.16 | 0.83 | 8.66 | 17.92 | 1.68 | 11.18 | 19.48 | Nonagricultural residence | 7534 (81.64) | 52.39 | 69.10 | 248.42 | 146.94 | 2.58 | 16.46 | 4.04 | 21.29 | Size of residential area | County/eup | 2774 (30.06) | 54.45 | 1.32 | 205.19 | 131.90 | 3.20 | 164.16 | 8.66 | 0.21 | 17.92 | 11.18 | 0.27 | 19.48 | Urban/dong | 6454 (69.94) | 69.10 | 0.80 | 146.94 | 1.69 | 16.46 | 0.19 | 21.29 | 0.25 | Period covered by research data | Weekdays | 5464 (59.21) | 47.06 | 67.05 | 1.10 | 236.98 | 144.75 | 3.40 | 2.18 | 14.74 | 0.34 | 3.78 | 20.03 | 1.01 | Weekend | 3764 (40.79) | 48.56 | 67.87 | 242.66 | 146.70 | 2.37 | 16.19 | 3.35 | 19.57 | Cohabitant status | Living alone | 2330 (25.25) | 232.16 | 143.83 | 7.49 | 40.39 | 61.70 | 36.59 | 0.90 | 9.12 | 24.40 | 3.58 | 20.59 | 0.01 | Having cohabitants | 6898 (74.75) | 241.70 | 146.08 | 50.13 | 69.04 | 2.72 | 16.92 | 3.61 | 19.58 |
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∗Based on KOSTAT criteria, “county/eup” is a designation use in agricultural and rural areas and “urban/dong” in urban areas.
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