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Single-person Households Most Common Household Type in S. Korea

Single-person Households Most Common Household Type in S. Korea

SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A single-person household is the most common type of living arrangement in South Korea, data showed Wednesday. Data released by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety showed 8.77 million single-person residence registrations, accounting for 39 percent of the total number of 22.7 million. The second most common type [...]

Use of Free Microdata Rising Sharply

Use of Free Microdata Rising Sharply

SEJONG, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Microdata refers to information from a basic original database that’s created based on statistics and analytical studies, for which input errors and invalid data have been corrected to offer a better user experience. According to Statistics Korea, the total usage of microdata provided by the institution from December 2015 to [...]

Statistics Korea to Open Exclusive Office for Big Data Analysis

Statistics Korea to Open Exclusive Office for Big Data Analysis

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In order to strengthen its customized statistics service in line with the “Government 3.0” era, Statistics Korea will reorganize its structure and establish an office devoted to big data analysis. With the reorganization, the national statistics office will transform its Information and Service Bureau into a Statistics Data Hub [...]

Korean Statistical Office Holds 3-day Statistics Camp for Children

Korean Statistical Office Holds 3-day Statistics Camp for Children

SEOUL, Korea, Oct 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Statistical Office said on October 30 it would hold a three-day academic camp “Love Sharing Classroom for Numbers” for 35 children from 12 elementary schools near Daejeon and surrounding area in the youth camp in Mt. Bohyeon. The camp was organized as part of the government agency’s [...]