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How Happy Are Koreans? Measuring Happiness and Quality of Life in Korea

Title
How Happy Are Koreans? Measuring Happiness and Quality of Life in Korea
Author(s)

Jung, Hae-sikKim, Seonga

Keyword
Happiness ; Quality of Life ; Subjective Well-being
Publication Year
2020
Publisher
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to gather and present empirical data on Koreans’ happiness and quality of life so as to help researchers find a theoretical model of Koreans’ happiness and aid policy makers in developing specific policy solutions toward improving Koreans’ quality of life.
Survey on Koreans’ Happiness and Quality of Life 2019 was conducted to gauge Koreans’ subjective well-being. This paper analyzes and presents Koreans' perception of happiness and Koreans' happiness map using the survey data.
Table Of Contents
Ⅰ. Introduction 1

Ⅱ. Data for Analysis 7

Ⅲ. Koreans’ Happiness Perception 15
1. Koreans’ Happiness, 2019 17
2. Conditions of Happiness 19
3. Happiness of Others 23
4. Words Associated with Happiness 24
5. Expectation and Desire for Happiness 29

Ⅳ. Mapping Koreans’ Happiness 31
1. Age and Happiness 33
2. Region and Happiness 36
3. Day of the Week and Happiness 38
4. Areas of Life and Happiness 41
5. Personality and Happiness 42

Ⅴ. Conclusion 45
References 51
Local ID
Policy Report 2020-04
ISBN
9788968276866
KIHASA Research
Subject Classification
General social security > Social cohesion
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