Table 2 Respondent’ characteristics
From: Medical tourism: focusing on patients’ prior, current, and post experience
Respondents’ characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 62 | 33.0% |
Female | 126 | 67.0% |
Age | ||
More than 18 to more than 65 | 188 | 100.0% |
Nationality | ||
Japan | 101 | 53.7% |
China | 31 | 16.5% |
Russia | 20 | 10.6% |
Mongolia | 17 | 9.0% |
Thailand | 7 | 3.7% |
Malaysia | 5 | 2.7% |
Canada | 3 | 1.6% |
United States | 2 | 1.1% |
Singapore | 1 | .5% |
Vietnam | 1 | .5% |
Number of visits to Korea for medical tourism | ||
First time | 173 | 92.0% |
2 times | 15 | 8.0% |
Influential factor for medical tourism destination | ||
Recommendation | 181 | 96.3% |
Own experience | 7 | 3.7% |
Primary purpose of this visit | ||
Medical service | 152 | 80.9% |
Not medical service: | 89 | 19.1% |
Business/work (10.1%), Vacation (5.9%), | ||
Visit friend and relatives (1.6%), Missing (82.4%) | ||
Type of medical service | ||
Cosmetic/plastic/reconstructive surgery | 57 | 30.3% |
Dental treatment | 49 | 26.1% |
Sight treatment | 25 | 13.3% |
Disease diagnosis | 25 | 13.3% |
Comprehensive medical checkup | 23 | 4.8% |
Follow-up to a previous | 9 | 12.2% |
Sources of information for medical trip | ||
Website of hospital in South Korea | 66 | 35.1% |
Reading the testimonies of other patients | 56 | 29.8% |
Word-of- mouth from friends or relatives | 34 | 18.1% |
Advice of doctor/physician in your country | 22 | 11.7% |
Online medical communities | 10 | 5.3% |
Reasons to choose medical tourism | ||
Medical costs | 101 | 53.7% |
Quality of care service | 46 | 24.5% |
Reputation | 34 | 18.1% |
Waiting | 7 | 3.7% |
Length of stay medical treatment in South Korea | ||
Less than 7 days | 16 | 8.5% |
More than 7 days to less than 15 days | 15 | 8.0% |
More than 15 days to less than 22 days | 133 | 70.4% |
More than 21 days | 24 | 12.8% |
Perception of care costs in South Korea | ||
Reasonable | 133 | 70.7% |
Unreasonable | 55 | 29.3% |
Occupation | ||
Clerical/administrative/secretarial | 115 | 61.2% |
Professional/technical positions | 20 | 10.6% |
Government official/military | 16 | 8.5% |
Executive/managerial positions | 13 | 6.9% |
Self-employed | 13 | 6.9% |
Teacher/instructor/professor | 11 | 5.9% |
Subtotal | 188 | 100.0% |