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

^∗Based on KOSTAT criteria, “county/eup” is a designation use in agricultural and rural areas and “urban/dong” in urban areas.