Even though general health in Korea reportedly continues to improve, improvements in the
quality of health of older people is lagging. The subjective health status of adults overall has
become better, while the subjective health status among the elderly has worsened. This is
evident when the decline in the health status of the elderly is compared with the health status
of young and middle-aged adults, which has improved substantially [4]. The subjective health
status of the elderly warrants more attention from policy makers and researchers, because
they have a variety of chronic conditions that lead to their lower health status