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KMID : 0353019720090020454
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Korean Journal of Public Health
1972 Volume.9 No. 2 p.454 ~ p.460
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A Survey on Funeral System in Cheju Province
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Abstract
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In order to contribute to the formulation of a general pubic health plan, survey were conducted on 1,478 households in Cheju Province during the 15-day period from August 1 to 15, 1972 concerning funeral systems. The following results have been obtained:
1) By area, 47.6 per cent of urban pollees preferred cremation, a slightly greater proportion than 41.5 per cent of rural polles who preferred it.
2) The greatest proportion or 55.1 percent of pollees wished to be cremated in the age group of 20 to 29 years while the lowest rate, 35.5 per cent, wished it in the age age group of 60 or more years.
3) By education, 65.3 per cent of college graduates wished to be cremated, showing the highest percentage, while 21.5 per cent of uneducated pollees wished it, indicating the lowest proportion.
4) No significant differences were noted among religions regarding toward cremation.
5) The greatest proportion, 39.9 per cent, desired to be buried in family cemetery while 9.4 per cent wanted to be buried at whatever places as may be determined by geomancer.
6) The average disired area of each gravard was 4.6 p´yong (1p´yong is 36 square feet) in urban areas and 5.4 p´yong in rural areas.
7) In the event of death from either acute or chronic infectious disease, 91.5 per cent of college graduate would obtain medical diagnosis, showing the highest rate of positive answers, while 35.6 per cent of uneducated pollees gave negative answers.
8) In the event of death from infectious disease, 65.3 per cent of college graduates preferred cremation, indicating a higher rate than 40.2 per cent of uneducated pollees who chose it.
9) As for attitude toward death registration, 91.9 per cent of college graduates gave positive answers, showing the highest rate, while no significant differences were noted among age groups.
10) Funeral expenses ranged extensively from \20,000 to \1,500,000, indicating a median figure of \93,900.
11) Regarding the necessity of parkland cemetery, 77.0 per cent or urban pollees gave positive answers, a high rate than that of rural pollees, 70.9 per cent. By education, 82.6 per cent or the highest rate of positive answers was given by college graduates while the lowest rate, 54.7 per cent, was indicated by uneducated pollees.
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