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Married Women Living Close to Parents More Likely to Have Children

Married Women Living Close to Parents More Likely to Have Children

SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a new report, newly married couples who live close to the wife’s parents tend to have a child earlier than others. According to the latest edition of the Health and Social Welfare Review released by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) on Monday, married couples living [...]

Near Half of Households Suffer Some Kind of Crisis

Near Half of Households Suffer Some Kind of Crisis

SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly half of South Koreans households have suffered some kind of crisis, with financial difficulties cited as the prime culprit, a poll showed Sunday. According to the survey of 1,500 people aged 20-64 taken by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs in July last year, some 46 percent said they have endured a family crisis during their lifetime. The state [...]

Unhappy Korean Elderly: Most Seniors Worry about Their Future

Unhappy Korean Elderly: Most Seniors Worry about Their Future

SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Among elderly people in Korea, lots of them are developing anxiety disorder making their lives harder due to severe uneasiness and fear for the future. Also, seven out of ten aged people are not doing any special leisure activities, a survey said. According to medical statistics from the National Health [...]