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Study Warns Poverty and Low Education Delay Key Life Milestones for Young Koreans

Study Warns Poverty and Low Education Delay Key Life Milestones for Young Koreans

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Poverty and low educational attainment are significantly delaying young South Koreans’ transition into adulthood — from employment to leaving home to marriage — while also deepening psychological distress, according to a government-funded study released Tuesday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs analyzed data from more than 1,200 [...]