Government Conducts First 'Youth Life Survey' Over One Month to Inform Youth Policies

Composed of over 200 surveys across 8 sectors including Labor, Housing, and Economy

Visiting Minister Bang Moon-gyu is attending the 42nd International Development Cooperation Committee held at the Government Seoul Office Annex in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 30th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The government is set to conduct a survey to understand the actual lives of young people in areas such as education, housing, health, labor, and the economy.

The Office for Government Policy Coordination announced on the 17th that, together with the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs and the Korea Statistical Promotion Institute, it will conduct a "Youth Life Survey" targeting approximately 15,000 households nationwide, including youth household members aged 19 to 34, from the fourth week of this month to the fourth week of next month. This is the first survey following the enforcement of the Youth Basic Act in August 2020, which mandates the investigation and publication of youth-related data.

The survey targets general households where youth aged 19 to 34 reside as well as the youth themselves, and the method involves household visit interviews conducted by professional surveyors.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the government plans to instruct surveyors to strictly follow quarantine guidelines such as daily self-checks and mask-wearing in accordance with the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters' directives.

Additionally, to minimize contact with respondents, non-face-to-face surveys (self-administered questionnaires) will also be conducted concurrently.

The survey content consists of about 200 questions across eight categories?general information, housing, health, education and training, labor, relationships and participation, social awareness and future planning, and economy?to comprehensively and multidimensionally grasp the realities, characteristics, needs, and perceptions of youth life.

The Office for Government Policy Coordination explained that the survey results will be used to establish tailored youth policies essential for improving the quality of life for young people and will be published through the National Statistical Portal of Statistics Korea as official national statistics.

Furthermore, the Youth Life Survey will be managed as a regular and continuous survey to observe long-term time series changes in youth statistics, and it will be consistently utilized as an important basis for improving and developing youth policies, the office added.

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