Table 2. Characteristics of respondents.

Variable Category Frequency Percentage
Age 20s (19~29) 183 18.3
30s (30~39) 191 19.1
40s (40~49) 223 22.3
50s (50~59) 230 23.0
60s (60~69) 173 17.3
Gender Male 507 50.7
Female 493 49.3
Children Without children 759 75.9
With children 241 24.1
Job type Non-office job 687 68.7
Office job 313 31.3
Education Not enrolled in university 221 22.1
Enrolled in or graduated from university 676 67.6
Enrolled in or graduated from graduate school 103 10.3
Income Under 2 million KRW 121 12.1
2~4 million KRW 320 32.0
4~6 million KRW 304 30.4
6~8 million KRW 150 15.0
More than 8 million KRW 105 10.5
Residential area Outside Seoul metropolitan area 518 51.8
In Seoul metropolitan area 482 48.2
Importance of forest Not important 105 10.5
Slightly important 154 15.4
Important 299 29.9
Very important 442 44.2