Incheon Nears 500,000 Single-Person Households... 38% of Total Households, Conducting Survey on Actual Conditions

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] As the number of single-person households in Incheon approaches approximately 500,000, the Incheon city government is launching a survey on the living conditions of single-person households.

The city announced on the 1st that it will conduct a survey on single-person households by the end of this month to understand policy demands and prepare support measures for single-person households.

This survey is being conducted following the enactment and implementation of the "Ordinance on Support for Single-Person Households to Realize a Social Family City in Incheon" in February, aiming to discover policies for establishing a stable living foundation and improving welfare for single-person households.

Considering life cycle stages (youth, middle-aged, elderly) and gender among single-person households, a total of 3,500 households will be surveyed through a combination of online and in-person visits to assess housing, safety, health, economy, cultural leisure, and social networks.

The city plans to compile the survey results into data to analyze the causes and types of single-person households and establish comprehensive support measures tailored to their characteristics.

An official from Incheon city stated, "Through this survey and big data analysis combining public and private data, we will grasp the living conditions of single-person households and use it as basic data for customized policy support."

Meanwhile, based on the resident registration population statistics from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety as of June this year, among the total 1,314,000 households in Incheon, about 500,000 are single-person households, accounting for 38.1% of the total. The national average is 40.9%, with Seoul at 43.8% and Gyeonggi Province at 37.2% single-person households.

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