According to a survey conducted in 2020 by Ipsos on global levels of happiness, around 22 percent of South Korean respondents stated that their material possessions did or could give them greatest happiness. Overall, around 81 percent of all surveyed South Koreans said they were a source of happiness.
Material possessions as a source of happiness among South Koreans in 2020
The question asked was as follows: "My material possessions does or could give me greatest happiness, does or could give me some happiness, doesn't or couldn't make me happy or happier, does not apply to me."
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Ipsos. (October 7, 2020). Material possessions as a source of happiness among South Koreans in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063592/south-korea-material-possessions-as-a-source-of-happiness/
Ipsos. "Material possessions as a source of happiness among South Koreans in 2020." Chart. October 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063592/south-korea-material-possessions-as-a-source-of-happiness/
Ipsos. (2020). Material possessions as a source of happiness among South Koreans in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063592/south-korea-material-possessions-as-a-source-of-happiness/
Ipsos. "Material Possessions as a Source of Happiness among South Koreans in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063592/south-korea-material-possessions-as-a-source-of-happiness/
Ipsos, Material possessions as a source of happiness among South Koreans in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063592/south-korea-material-possessions-as-a-source-of-happiness/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Material possessions as a source of happiness among South Koreans in 2020 [Graph], Ipsos, October 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1063592/south-korea-material-possessions-as-a-source-of-happiness/
