South Korea: reasons to work part time during Autumn festival 2017

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	27.2%
To secure a budget for Autumn festival	16.1%

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Release date

September 2017

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Region

South Korea

Survey time period

September 2017

Number of respondents

1,592 respondents

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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.

Figures have been translated from Korean.

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