SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Slightly fewer South Koreans now think that they will be better off in the future amid the sluggish pace of recovery in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, a survey showed Friday. According to the poll conducted by Gallup Korea between Tuesday and Thursday, 22 percent of the 1,500 respondents said their [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A new survey suggests over six in ten South Koreans do not wear a dust mask even on days when fine dust levels are reported as being harmful. According to a survey conducted by Gallup Korea in celebration of World Environment Day next Monday, only 37 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Almost half of South Koreans living alone are skipping breakfast, with a growing tendency of the younger generation to consume more instant meals and less vegetables and fruit, a survey showed Tuesday. Only 53.5 percent of the respondents who live on their own said they have breakfast every day, far lower than the 65.3 percent of people who were asked the [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A survey revealed that 59 percent of Koreans were in agreement over the government’s plan to raise the cigarette prices. Gallup Korea recently held a survey on 1,000 adults older than 19 years of age, asking “What do you think about the plan to increase the price for a pack of cigarettes [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent survey, Korean job seekers consider “proximity” as the most important factor when choosing a job, rather than salary or field of work. Flea Market Korea, an online job search portal, and Gallup Korea conducted the survey interviewing 500 job seekers in their 20s to 60s [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Gallup Korea said on April 8 that the media most trusted by Koreans is TV. Based on a survey conducted for three days between March 31 and April 2 on 872 adult men and women, Gallup Korea found that 41 percent of respondents said they prefer the TV [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The idea of “rich” in Korea is in excess of 1 billion won (US$945,000) in assets, a survey said. Gallup Korea said this on April 2, based on a survey on 1,119 adults for four days between March 24 and 27. To a question “How much money do [...]