This study was investigated the association between the general characteristics and the heath
status of the teachers who were in elementary, middle and high schools. The results acquired
from the self administered questions by 501 teachers in those schools in Seoul, from April 24
through May 23, 2000.
The results were as follows:
1. Among the personal characteristics, man teachers were healthier physically and mentally
than woman teachers (p<.001); In terms of duration of works, the heath status of the
teachers, whose duration of works was more than 10 years, was better physically and
mentally than that of the teachers, whose service length was less than 10 years (p<.05).
2. In terms of ages, the teachers, who were in more than forties, were healthier physically
and mentally than the teachers, who were in twenties to thirties (p<.01), and in terms of
school classifications, the heath state of high school teachers was better physically and
mentally than that of elementary school teachers (p<.01).
3. The result of having analyzed factors influencing teachers' health state showed that man
teachers had a better physical state than woman teachers (p<.001), and the higher teachers'
age was, the better their physical state was (p<.05); These factors could explain 22%
explanation power (R2 ) of the physical and mental health status.