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 Duplication: Within record - estimated at less than 10%; with other records - probably as high as 50% for Korean nobility, but inheritance documents are one of only a few sources for slave names.
-Population Coverage: Probably less than 5%. Only a few inheritance documents survive and the coverage is small. Wills are also rare.
+Population Coverage: Probably less than 5%. Only a few inheritance documents survive and the coverage is small. Wills are also rare.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Korea,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1986-2001.</ref>
-Reliability: Good.
-Accessibility: Available in public libraries and private family papers, but not easily accessible to the general population.
-Preservation of Record/Vulnerability: Most pre-1800 documents have been lost; many later records are also lost. Many of the remaining records are preserved in libraries and archives but are, nevertheless, subject to loss by fire or natural disasters; records in private family possession are even more susceptible to loss.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Korea,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1986-2001.</ref>
 == References  ==