In its report on a Korean’s 24- hour schedule Sunday, the LG Economic Research Institute (LGERI) summarized “Koreans’ lifestyle” with seven keywords .
family, health, solitude, share of housework, decrease of media exposure, online amusement and routine life.
Family
According to the report, the amount of time spent at home during the weekdays in 1999 was 14 hours and 8 minutes, which was nearly the same 10 years later at 14 hours and 11 minutes in 2009.
However, the gap widened during the weekends, as an average of 15 hours and 54 minutes were spent at home last year, 67 minutes longer than a decade ago.
It is widely believed that a stronger family-oriented attitude has arisen due to a five-day workweek, which has enabled people to spend more time going out.
Health
The economic development has steadily increased people’s interest in healthcare and it is clearly shown in the study.
They are spending more time paying attention to personal health from 40 minutes in 1999 to 57 mOnline amusementinutes in 2009. The increase was attributed to the well-being trend.
Solitude
A growing number of Koreans spend more time developing or refreshing themselves rather than building social networks.
Koreans spent 4 hours and 42 minutes meeting friends and on leisure activities in 1999, but this fell to 4 hours and 30 minutes in 2009.
Share of housework Rising dual-income families reduced the amount of time women worked inside the home.
Men recorded an average of 1 hour and 4 minutes of household chores in 2009, a slight hike from 59 minutes in 1999, while women saw their time sharply drop by 24 minutes during the same span.
The percentage also shows that the assignment of duties has altered, as 43.9 percent of men do housework in 2009, compared to 37.3 percent in 1999.
Less media exposure
The overall time using media, including television, newspaper, magazine, radio and CD/MP3, decreased from 2 hours and 35 minutes to 2 hours and 26 minutes.
Among twenty-somethings, interest in media, the hours of media usage decreased by 14 minutes from 2 hours and 21 minutes in 1999 to 2 hours and 7 minutes in 2009.
Online amusement
With the decline of media exposure, people moved to online territory, including Internet surfing, online shopping, blogging and games.
30s and 40s trapped in routine
Those in their 30’s and 40’s focus on daily routines, such as taking care of the family, making money and commuting.
As a matter of fact, they spent the least amount of time on leisure activities at 3 hours and 38 minutes among all ages.
In addition, they also ranked the lowest in such categories as personal management, volunteering and interaction.
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