According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2022, smartphones were the most essential media for respondents between the ages of 13 and 59 years. Those in their sixties and above considered their televisions to be the most essential. All other media was considered less important, with books almost falling entirely out of consideration.
Essential media for South Koreans as of August 2022, by medium and age group
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Korea Communications Commission. (January 13, 2023). Essential media for South Koreans as of August 2022, by medium and age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/663416/south-korea-most-essential-medium-age/
Korea Communications Commission. "Essential media for South Koreans as of August 2022, by medium and age group ." Chart. January 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663416/south-korea-most-essential-medium-age/
Korea Communications Commission. (2023). Essential media for South Koreans as of August 2022, by medium and age group . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/663416/south-korea-most-essential-medium-age/
Korea Communications Commission. "Essential Media for South Koreans as of August 2022, by Medium and Age Group ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663416/south-korea-most-essential-medium-age/
Korea Communications Commission, Essential media for South Koreans as of August 2022, by medium and age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/663416/south-korea-most-essential-medium-age/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Essential media for South Koreans as of August 2022, by medium and age group [Graph], Korea Communications Commission, January 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/663416/south-korea-most-essential-medium-age/