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Abstract：
South Korea is a rapidly aging society with the lowest fertility rates among the OECD economies. It is projected to become a super-aged society in 2025, with the share of individuals older than 65 reaching twenty percent. These developments make it important to analyze the determinants of health outcomes in older individuals. In this study, we identified the determinants of subjective and objective health outcomes among senior individuals in South Korea. We used self-rated health and life satisfaction scores as the two subjective health status indicators, while the number of chronic diseases was the objective one. We ran Tobit multivariate regressions of all three indicators on a set of factors related to the older citizens\' physical, economic, and social characteristics. Active employment status and willingness to work in the future were positively related to self-rated health level but were not statistically related to life satisfaction, while income positively affected both subjective health status indicators. Age did not appear to affect satisfaction with life. Active leisure activities were positively related to both self-rated health and life satisfaction. In contrast, passive leisure, such as watching TV, was negatively related to both health status indicators while being associated with an increased number of chronic diseases. Our findings suggest that older South Koreans view employment primarily as a means of financial support rather than as an opportunity for active social engagement.
摘要：
韩国是一个快速老龄化的社会，在经合组织经济体中生育率最低。预计到2025年，它将成为一个超老龄化社会，65岁以上的个人比例将达到20%。这些发展使得分析老年人健康结果的决定因素变得重要。在这项研究中,我们确定了韩国老年人主观和客观健康结局的决定因素.我们使用自我评估的健康和生活满意度得分作为两个主观健康状况指标，而慢性病的数量是客观的。我们对所有三个指标的Tobit多元回归进行了一组与老年公民体质相关的因素，经济,和社会特征。积极就业状况和未来工作意愿与自评健康水平呈正相关，但与生活满意度无统计学相关，而收入对两个主观健康状况指标都有积极影响。年龄似乎并不影响对生活的满意度。积极的休闲活动与自我评估的健康和生活满意度均呈正相关。相比之下,被动休闲，比如看电视,与两个健康状况指标呈负相关，而与慢性疾病的数量增加有关。我们的研究结果表明，年长的韩国人将就业主要视为一种经济支持手段，而不是积极社会参与的机会。
