This statistic describes the major causes of homelessness in South Korea as of December 2016. During the surveyed time period, 54.2 percent of the interviewed homeless people answered that personal maladjustment or accident was a decisive factor that caused the homelessness.
Major causes of homelessness in South Korea as of December 2016
Examples of the major causes listed in this statistic:
1. Personal maladjustment or accident
Divorce, family dissolution, death of a spouse, domestic violence, disease or mental illness, alcoholism and game or gambling addiction, etc.
2. Financial difficulty
Unemployment, business failure, bad credit standing or bankruptcy and housing deprivation, etc.
3.Lack of social support
Suspended receipt of basic income, discharge from social welfare facilities, release from a prison, lack of support from family/friends/acquaintances and lack of information on social welfare service, etc.
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MOHW (South Korea). (September 27, 2017). Major causes of homelessness in South Korea as of December 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/798280/south-korea-major-causes-of-homelessness/
MOHW (South Korea). "Major causes of homelessness in South Korea as of December 2016 ." Chart. September 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798280/south-korea-major-causes-of-homelessness/
MOHW (South Korea). (2017). Major causes of homelessness in South Korea as of December 2016 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798280/south-korea-major-causes-of-homelessness/
MOHW (South Korea). "Major Causes of Homelessness in South Korea as of December 2016 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798280/south-korea-major-causes-of-homelessness/
MOHW (South Korea), Major causes of homelessness in South Korea as of December 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798280/south-korea-major-causes-of-homelessness/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Major causes of homelessness in South Korea as of December 2016 [Graph], MOHW (South Korea), September 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/798280/south-korea-major-causes-of-homelessness/