According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2020, about 35.9 percent of respondents earning less than 2.5 million South Korean won per month had suicidal thoughts. Suicidal thoughts occurred more frequently among young people with low incomes.
Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by income level
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Kyunghyang Shinmun. (December 7, 2020). Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by income level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268029/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-income/
Kyunghyang Shinmun. "Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by income level." Chart. December 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268029/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-income/
Kyunghyang Shinmun. (2020). Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by income level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268029/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-income/
Kyunghyang Shinmun. "Share of People Aged 19 to 34 Years Who Had Serious Thoughts of Suicide in South Korea in 2020, by Income Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268029/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-income/
Kyunghyang Shinmun, Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by income level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268029/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-income/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by income level [Graph], Kyunghyang Shinmun, December 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268029/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-income/