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Summer poll shows bad habits were down
November 27, 2008
Before the global economic crisis hit Korea, more people were quitting smoking and drinking, and thoughts of suicide were down, according to the results of a study released yesterday.In a poll conducted by the National Statistical Office between May and July, smokers accounted for 26.3 percent of adults aged over 20, a 1 percentage point drop from 2006. The percentage of adults who drank amounted to 68.6 percent, a sharp fall from the 73.2 percent of 2006. People were much more health-conscious than they had been in the past, according to the report, as 32.1 percent said they exercised regularly. Two years ago, that number was at 28.3 percent.The health trend extended to regular medical checkups, which 42.7 percent of respondents said they did. That’s a 12.7 percentage point increase from 2006. The study showed that smokers and drinkers appeared to see their health in a more favorable light than those who abstained. A total 53.1 percent of smokers and 54.4 percent of drinkers viewed themselves as healthy. In contrast, only 48.5 percent of nonsmokers and 39.5 percent of nondrinkers thought the same.Perception and reality may diverge on this point, however, as experts say such confidence can be put down to a lack of health awareness.Thoughts of suicide were also down, as 7.2 percent of people 15 and above considered taking their lives. That compared to 10.3 percent in 2006.But of those, 36.2 percent said financial hardship was the prime factor, a statistic that bodes ill for future polls.Family disputes were the second biggest cause, at 15.6 percent. Loneliness came in third, at 14.4 percent.Teenagers were the largest group of people found to be considering killing themselves, at 10.4 percent. Women thought about suicide more then men; 8.5 percent to 5.8 percent, respectively.By Lee Ho-jeong Staff Reporter [ojlee82@joongang.co.kr]
November 27, 2008
Before the global economic crisis hit Korea, more people were quitting smoking and drinking, and thoughts of suicide were down, according to the results of a study released yesterday.In a poll conducted by the National Statistical Office between May and July, smokers accounted for 26.3 percent of adults aged over 20, a 1 percentage point drop from 2006. The percentage of adults who drank amounted to 68.6 percent, a sharp fall from the 73.2 percent of 2006. People were much more health-conscious than they had been in the past, according to the report, as 32.1 percent said they exercised regularly. Two years ago, that number was at 28.3 percent.The health trend extended to regular medical checkups, which 42.7 percent of respondents said they did. That’s a 12.7 percentage point increase from 2006. The study showed that smokers and drinkers appeared to see their health in a more favorable light than those who abstained. A total 53.1 percent of smokers and 54.4 percent of drinkers viewed themselves as healthy. In contrast, only 48.5 percent of nonsmokers and 39.5 percent of nondrinkers thought the same.Perception and reality may diverge on this point, however, as experts say such confidence can be put down to a lack of health awareness.Thoughts of suicide were also down, as 7.2 percent of people 15 and above considered taking their lives. That compared to 10.3 percent in 2006.But of those, 36.2 percent said financial hardship was the prime factor, a statistic that bodes ill for future polls.Family disputes were the second biggest cause, at 15.6 percent. Loneliness came in third, at 14.4 percent.Teenagers were the largest group of people found to be considering killing themselves, at 10.4 percent. Women thought about suicide more then men; 8.5 percent to 5.8 percent, respectively.By Lee Ho-jeong Staff Reporter [ojlee82@joongang.co.kr]
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