From: A longitudinal study on changes in weekend leisure time by age groups in Korea (1999–2019)
1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2014 | 2019 | ||||||
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n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Total | 23,470 | 18,476 | 12,215 | 17,130 | 17,228 | |||||
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 10,848 | (46.2) | 8,508 | (46.0) | 5,752 | (47.1) | 7,900 | (46.1) | 7,904 | (45.9) |
Female | 12,622 | (53.8) | 9,968 | (54.0) | 6,463 | (52.9) | 9,230 | (53.9) | 9,324 | (54.1) |
Age (years) | ||||||||||
20~39 | 11,713 | (49.9) | 7,984 | (43.2) | 4,690 | (38.4) | 5,524 | (32.2) | 4,654 | (27.0) |
40~64 | 9,550 | (40.7) | 8,409 | (45.5) | 5,830 | (47.7) | 8,510 | (49.7) | 8,429 | (48.9) |
65 over | 2,207 | (9.4) | 2,083 | (11.3) | 1,695 | (13.9) | 3,096 | (18.1) | 4,145 | (24.1) |
Marital status | ||||||||||
Single | 4,191 | (17.9) | 3,254 | (17.6) | 1,989 | (16.3) | 3,017 | (17.6) | 3,077 | (17.9) |
Married | 16,831 | (71.7) | 13,192 | (71.4) | 8,879 | (72.7) | 11,797 | (68.9) | 11,576 | (67.2) |
Education | ||||||||||
Un education | 1,536 | (6.5) | 940 | (5.1) | 515 | (4.2) | 609 | (3.6) | 600 | (3.5) |
High school or less | 21,691 | (92.4) | 11,311 | (61.2) | 6,908 | (56.6) | 8,735 | (50.9) | 8,620 | (50.0) |
College degree (<4 years) | 243 | (1.0) | 1,924 | (10.4) | 1,783 | (14.6) | 2,813 | (16.4) | 2,825 | (16.4) |
College degree (≥4 years) | 1,408 | (6.0) | 3,815 | (20.6) | 2,584 | (21.2) | 4,137 | (24.2) | 4,336 | (25.2) |
Graduate degree | - | - | 486 | (2.6) | 425 | (3.5) | 836 | (4.9) | 847 | (4.9) |
Monthly income (thousand won) | ||||||||||
<1,000 | 3,170 | (49.5) | 11,119 | (60.1) | 6,235 | (51.0) | 7,287 | (42.5) | 1,810 | (20.2) |
≥1,000 to <2,000 | 2,338 | (36.5) | 4,325 | (23.4) | 3,069 | (25.1) | 3,976 | (23.2) | 1,334 | (14.9) |
≥2,000 to <3,000 | 645 | (10.1) | 1,935 | (10.5) | 1,623 | (13.3) | 2,843 | (16.6) | 1,504 | (16.8) |
≥3,000 to <4,000 | 181 | (2.8) | 708 | (3.9) | 730 | (6.0) | 1,506 | (8.8) | 1,163 | (13.0) |
>4,000 | 68 | (1.1) | 389 | (2.1) | 558 | (4.6) | 1,518 | (8.9) | 3,151 | (35.2) |
Regular holiday | ||||||||||
Sunday | 4,432 | (41.3) | 11,994 | (67.6) | 2,341 | (32.6) | 2,740 | (27.3) | 5,194 | (50.9) |
Saturday off every other week | 735 | (6.8) | 1,062 | (6.0) | 697 | (9.7) | 685 | (6.8) | 514 | (5.0) |
2 days a week | 760 | (7.1) | 1,620 | (9.1) | 2,405 | (33.5) | 4,586 | (45.8) | 1,883 | (18.4) |
Only 1 day every 2 weeks | 888 | (8.3) | 659 | (3.7) | 324 | (4.5) | 324 | (3.2) | 139 | (1.4) |
Take a break from time to time without a set holiday | 3,925 | (36.6) | 2,415 | (13.6) | 1,414 | (19.7) | 1,689 | (16.9) | 2,482 | (24.3) |
Others | 546 | (2.3) | 726 | (3.9) | 576 | (4.7) | 602 | (3.5) | 610 | (3.5) |
Working hours per week (hours) | ||||||||||
0~25 | 16,851 | (71.8) | 7,975 | (43.2) | 698 | (9.0) | 1,164 | (11.0) | 1,706 | (15.8) |
26~50 | 2,907 | (12.4) | 5,758 | (31.2) | 4,159 | (53.6) | 6,456 | (60.8) | 6,754 | (62.4) |
51~75 | 2,899 | (12.4) | 4,054 | (21.9) | 2,440 | (31.5) | 2,669 | (25.1) | 2,180 | (20.1) |
76 over | 813 | (3.5) | 689 | (3.7) | 457 | (5.9) | 337 | (3.2) | 182 | (1.7) |
The degree to feel lack of time | ||||||||||
Yes, always | 5,571 | (23.7) | 4,338 | (23.5) | 3,337 | (27.3) | 3,868 | (22.6) | 3,558 | (20.7) |
Yes, sometimes | 9,820 | (41.8) | 7,773 | (42.1) | 4,885 | (40.0) | 5,729 | (33.4) | 5,303 | (30.8) |
No, almost not | 5,527 | (23.5) | 4,353 | (23.6) | 2,743 | (22.5) | 4,969 | (29.0) | 5,869 | (34.1) |
No, not at all | 2,552 | (10.9) | 2,012 | (10.9) | 1,250 | (10.2) | 2,564 | (15.0) | 2,498 | (14.5) |