Investigations on Daily Life and Consciousness of Longevous People in Korea -IV. On the Familial Organization the Marriage Life of Longevous People in the Past-

The present study was conducted as a part of the research on the investigation on daily life and consciousness of the longevous people in Korea. Surveys were carried out on their familial organization and the marriage life of longevous people in order to achieve the purpose of the research. The materials for 121 males and 258 females aged more than 80 were collected and analyzed from June to November 1985. The results are summarized as follows: 1. As for parents' mortality age of longevous people, 49.5% of them showed 'both above 70'(20.3%) and/or 'either father or mother above 70' (29.2%). Consequently, a significant difference was found between tile life span and inherent factor. 2. By the birth order of longevous people, '1st' had the highest figure of 41.2%. and decreased in the order of '2nd'(25.1%) and '3rd'(13.7%). It was observed that the more the birth order of longevous people preceded, the more life span of the aged increased. 3. Three to five persons in the number of brother3 and sisters comprised 57.6% of total longevous people surveyed. while 63.9% of them were revealed to have three to six in the number of offsprings.