This statistic shows the reasons for employees, undergraduates and part time workers in South Korea to work part time during Autumn festival holiday season as of September 2017. According to the survey conducted among 1,592 employees, undergraduates and part time workers, the most significant reason for them to work during Autumn festival was higher wages.
Reasons for people in South Korea to want to work part time during the Autumn festival season as of September 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Because of higher wages during Autumn festival
38.9%
To work only for a short term
38.3%
To make a living
35.4%
Because I have nothing to do during Autumn festival
Original question: "Would you be willing to work part time during the Chuseok holidays? If yes, why do you want to work part time during Chuseok?"
Sample group of this survey consisted of employees, undergraduates and part time workers. Among 1,592 respondents who were surveyed, 62 percent responded with "yes".
Multiple answers were possible.
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.
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Financial News. (September 23, 2017). Reasons for people in South Korea to want to work part time during the Autumn festival season as of September 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/754430/south-korea-reasons-to-work-part-time-during-autumn-festival/
Financial News. "Reasons for people in South Korea to want to work part time during the Autumn festival season as of September 2017." Chart. September 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754430/south-korea-reasons-to-work-part-time-during-autumn-festival/
Financial News. (2017). Reasons for people in South Korea to want to work part time during the Autumn festival season as of September 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754430/south-korea-reasons-to-work-part-time-during-autumn-festival/
Financial News. "Reasons for People in South Korea to Want to Work Part Time during The Autumn Festival Season as of September 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754430/south-korea-reasons-to-work-part-time-during-autumn-festival/
Financial News, Reasons for people in South Korea to want to work part time during the Autumn festival season as of September 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754430/south-korea-reasons-to-work-part-time-during-autumn-festival/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Reasons for people in South Korea to want to work part time during the Autumn festival season as of September 2017 [Graph], Financial News, September 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/754430/south-korea-reasons-to-work-part-time-during-autumn-festival/
