Statistics Korea Holds '2021 Life Time Survey Online Seminar'

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seonhee] The Statistics Korea announced on the 9th that it will hold the '2021 Time Use Survey Online Seminar' on the 19th to examine social changes using time use data.

Held under the theme "Challenges of Time Data: Future Social Needs and Policy Development," this seminar is an opportunity to share research results from time use survey data conducted in various fields of society and discuss the direction society should take.

Session 1 includes presentations such as ▲ Characteristics of Couples' Time Use and Shared Time Analysis - Joo Jae-seon, Director (Korea Women's Development Institute) ▲ Empirical Analysis of Job-Seeking Time Using Time Use Survey - Kang Shin-hyuk, Associate Research Fellow (Korea Labor Institute) ▲ Balance of Time Use and Well-being in Old Age - Jeon Ji-won, Senior Researcher (Seoul National University Center for International Migration and Inclusion) ▲ Life of Single Female Households Based on the 2019 Time Use Survey - Cho Sun-mi, Associate Research Fellow (Korea Women's Development Institute).

Session 2 includes ▲ Distribution of Working Hours and Childcare Time in Dual-Income Couples - Lee Yoon-seok, Professor (University of Seoul) ▲ Effect of Wife's Contribution to Household Income on Couple's Housework Time - Joo Ik-hyun, Visiting Researcher (Yonsei University Institute for Social Development) ▲ Valuation of Unpaid Housework - Lee Hyun-jung, Officer (Statistics Korea) ▲ Division of Housework Among Elderly Couples - Cha Seung-eun, Professor (Suwon University).

Considering the COVID-19 situation, this seminar will be held online. Pre-registration is available from today through the website.

Ryu Geun-gwan, Commissioner of Statistics Korea, said, "This seminar will be a great opportunity to reflect on the hidden needs of various social sectors through patterns of time use."

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