This statistic shows the results of a survey asking South Koreans about the reasons to prefer cash payment as of November 2017. During the survey period, 37 percent of respondents answered that they prefer to pay with cash because the process is simple and the payment is fast.
Reasons for South Koreans to prefer cash payment as of November 2017
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Bank of Korea. (March 27, 2018). Reasons for South Koreans to prefer cash payment as of November 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/828607/south-korea-reasons-to-prefer-cash-payment/
Bank of Korea. "Reasons for South Koreans to prefer cash payment as of November 2017." Chart. March 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/828607/south-korea-reasons-to-prefer-cash-payment/
Bank of Korea. (2018). Reasons for South Koreans to prefer cash payment as of November 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/828607/south-korea-reasons-to-prefer-cash-payment/
Bank of Korea. "Reasons for South Koreans to Prefer Cash Payment as of November 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/828607/south-korea-reasons-to-prefer-cash-payment/
Bank of Korea, Reasons for South Koreans to prefer cash payment as of November 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/828607/south-korea-reasons-to-prefer-cash-payment/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Reasons for South Koreans to prefer cash payment as of November 2017 [Graph], Bank of Korea, March 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/828607/south-korea-reasons-to-prefer-cash-payment/