A Study on the Using State of Cremation Facilities in Each Jurisdiction Area and Outside of the Jurisdiction Area Targeting Users of Online Cremation Reservation Service in Funeral Information System in the Capital Area

Abstract

On the basis of 2017, the cremation rate in capital area was 89.0% which was much higher than the national average cremation rate(84.6%). Due to the short supply of cremation facilities in accordance with the increased number of cremation cases every year, the demand for cremation from the residents outside of the jurisdiction area with no cremation facilities was increased, so that the residents in the jurisdiction area had difficulties in using the Online Cremation Reservation Service in Funeral Information System. Thus, this study aims to make suggestions for policies as follows.First, on the basis of 2017, the demand-supply rate of cremation facilities in Gyeonggi-do was 139.4%, which means that the demand for cremation largely exceeds the ability to supply cremation. Therefore, first, in the level of Gyeonggi-do, the expanded supply of cremation facilities should be induced by carrying forward policies such as financial support to the basic local governments installing cremation facilities and expansion of incentives support to the residents of regions attracting cremation facilities. Second, it would be necessary for the central government to expansively conduct the support standard price and government subsidy rate(70%) for the new construction of cremation facilities and the establishment of cremation furnaces. Third, there should be some policies to decrease the inflow of residents outside of the jurisdiction area by raising the fee for using cremation facilities outside of the jurisdiction area of Seoul Metropolitan City and also expanding the application of a sliding scale of cremation hours.

Figure 1. Using State of Cremation Facilities in Each Jurisdiction Area and Outside of theJurisdiction Area

Figure 2. Using Distribution Ratio of Cremation Facilities in EachJurisdiction Area and Outside of the Jurisdiction Area

Figure 3. Using State in JurisdictionArea by Cremation Facilities

Figure 4. Using State in Outside of the Jurisdiction Areaby Cremation Facilities

Figure 5. Using Distribution Ratio of Cremation Facilities in EachJurisdictionArea

Figure 6. Using Distribution Ratio of Cremation Facilities in EachOutside of the Jurisdiction Area

Figure 7. Using State of Cremation Facilities in Each Jurisdiction Area and Outside of theJurisdiction Area

Figure 8. Using Distribution Ratio of Cremation Facilities in Each Jurisdiction Area and Outside of the Jurisdiction Area

Table 1. Status of Cremation in the Whole Nation and Capital Area(2017Year)

Table 2. Status of Cremation Facilities in the Capital Area

Table 3. Demand-Supply Rate of Cremation Facilitiesin the Capital Area