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S. Korea’s Income Gap Hits Record High in Q4

SEJONG, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s household income inequality hit a record high in the fourth quarter of 2018, government data showed Thursday. An average household earned 4.6 million won (US$4,000) per month in the October-December period, up 3.6 percent from the previous year, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. The [...]

Low-Income Children More Vulnerable to ADHD

SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study by preventive medicine doctors at Severance Hospital has revealed that ADHD diagnosis can be affected by household income. The study was based on 18,023 children born in 2002 and 2003, and changes in household income levels and the risks of ADHD when they reached 10 or [...]