South Korea: reasons to spend Autumn festival alone among 20s 2017

This statistic shows the reasons why people in their 20s in South Korea plan to spend Autumn festival alone as of September 2017. According to the survey, approximately 62 percent of respondents have responded that they would spend Autumn festival alone in 2017 and among them, part-time job was the most significant reason, which was at 27.2 percent.

Reasons why people in their 20s in South Korea plan to spend Autumn festival alone as of September 2017

Characteristic	Share of respondents
To work part time during Autumn festival	27.2%
To avoid nagging relatives	23.4%
To prepare for job hunting or exams	17.3%
To relax and do nothing	12.2%
To save money that would have been spent during Autumn festival otherwise	3.9%
To travel by myself	3.1%
To avoid traffic jam	2.7%
To avoid housework during Autumn festival	2.4%
Others	7.8%

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Release date

September 2017

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Region

South Korea

Survey time period

September 15 to 20, 2017

Number of respondents

1,190 respondents

Age group

20-29 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Are you going to spend Chuseok alone? If yes, why do you plan to spend Chuseok alone?"
Sample group of this survey was comprised of Koreans aged between 20 and 29. Among 1,190 respondents who took part in the survey, about 61.9 percent replied with "yes".

Autumn festival used here is a translation of Chuseok, the 15th day of the 8th month each year according to the lunar calendar, which is one of the major holidays in South Korea. There is a custom that family members and relatives get together during the Chuseok season.

Figures have been translated from Korean.

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