An alarming percentage of Korean people are unhappy with their lives, according to a survey by a market research company.
The Ipsos survey of some 1,000 Koreans released Wednesday found that 81 percent considered themselves somewhat unhappy with their lives.
The survey was part of a larger global study of 19,216 people in 24 different countries.
When asked if they were happy with their current lives, only two percent of Koreans between 16 and 64 years of age answered “very much so,” while 17 percent answered “somewhat.”
The larger global study found that 61 percent said they “need to live better.”
Koreans were also asked if having a plan to achieve happiness would help, to which 90 percent answered yes. However 81 percent said that it is more difficult to change their lives now than in the past.
Worldwide, nearly three-quarters believed that they could achieve happiness through a plan.
Locals were also quick to point their fingers at the country, with 82 percent somewhat agreeing that should Korea’s economy improve, so would their lives. But the number was lower than the global percentage where 89 percent said a better economy was at least somewhat important to their happiness.
By Robert Lee
(
robert@heraldcorp.com)
