Jin Jeong-seok: "Why does the Population and Housing Census ask if couples use separate bedrooms?"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jeong Jin-seok, a member of the People Power Party, raised his voice saying, "There are many privacy-invading questions in the Population and Housing Census, so measures for improvement are needed."

On the 10th, Jeong said through Facebook, "During the field survey process, there are many questions that invade personal privacy, causing a flood of complaints from residents."

The Population and Housing Census is a basic national statistical survey to understand the size and characteristics of all domestic and foreign residents and housing in Korea. Every five years, a 20% sample of all households in the country is selected for a field survey. However, many of these questions have the potential to invade privacy.

Jeong pointed out, "The number of survey items increased from 28 in 1995 to 56 in 2020, and among the questions about personal information, many uncomfortable questions such as 'whether the couple uses separate bedrooms' and 'whether there are illegitimate children' are included, causing both the surveyors and the majority of residents being questioned to feel unpleasant," adding, "The Statistics Korea and related government agencies should come up with improvement measures."

Kim Woong, a member of the same party, also expressed agreement in the comments, saying, "It seems we still haven't escaped from the 1970s. It might be better to estimate using big data."

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