[Title Page]
Contents
I. Households and people in Seoul 5
1. Households in Seoul 7
Households in Seoul: Basic information 9
Households in Seoul: Education level 11
Households in Seoul: Trends in average household size 13
Single-person households in Seoul: How many and where 15
Female single-person households in Seoul : How many and where 17
2. People in Seoul 19
Baby boomers in Seoul: Household size and income level 21
Baby boomer householders in Seoul: Family size and marital status 23
Baby boomer householders in Seoul: Housing status 25
Baby boomer householders in Seoul: Educational attainment and occupation 27
Baby boomer householders in Seoul: Debt status 29
Baby boomer householders in Seoul: Optimum expected living expenses after retirement 31
Young adults (aged 25 to 34) in Seoul: Characteristics 32
Young adults (aged 25 to 34) in Seoul: Living arrangements 34
Young adults (aged 25 to 34) in Seoul: Social activities 36
The elderly (aged 65 or over) in Seoul: How many and where 38
II. Everyday life in Seoul 39
1. Living satisfaction 41
Seoul citizens' living satisfaction: Economic conditions 43
Seoul citizens' living satisfaction: Residential conditions 45
Seoul citizens' living satisfaction: Financial conditions 47
Seoul citizens' living satisfaction: Safety issues 49
Seoul citizens' living satisfaction: Public transportation 51
2. Living conditions 53
Female labor force in Seoul 55
Housing supply rate in Seoul (2014) 57
Preferred housing types in Seoul 59
Public transportation in Seoul 61
Fires in Seoul: Frequency and damage 63
Air quality of Seoul: Particulates in the air 65
Air quality of Seoul: NO₂ 66
Air quality of Seoul: Underground 67
III. Well-being in Seoul 69
How happy are people in Seoul? 71
Healthy Seoul: How stressed out are citizens? 73
How satisfied are people in Seoul with their own health? 75
Subjective views of Seoul citizens: On economic and social status 78
Subjective views of Seoul citizens: Likeliness of upward mobility 79
Subjective views of Seoul citizens: Ordinary citizen's economic and social status 82
IV. Citizenship in Seoul 83
Participation rate among Seoul citizens: Volunteer work 85
Participation rate among Seoul citizens: Donations 87
Approval rate among Seoul citizens: Socializing with children with disabilities 89
Approval rate among Seoul citizens: Tax burden increase due to more social welfare for the elderly 91
Approval rate among Seoul citizens: System reforms to empower female social participation 93
Trust in neighbors among Seoul citizens 95
Confidence in public institutions among Seoul citizens 97
Young adults in Seoul: Views on social justice 99
Seoul survey 101
Seoul survey is a city index system that comprehensively monitors the changes happening in Seoul 103
Seoul survey index system 104
Survey for construction of Seoul survey index data 105
Outcomes of Seoul survey 106
Copyright 107