According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2020, nearly 32 percent of unemployed youth had suicidal thoughts, about seven percent more than those in employment. Among employed youth, suicidal thoughts occurred more frequently among those who had low incomes.
Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by employment status
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Kyunghyang Shinmun. (December 7, 2020). Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268042/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-employment/
Kyunghyang Shinmun. "Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by employment status." Chart. December 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268042/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-employment/
Kyunghyang Shinmun. (2020). Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268042/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-employment/
Kyunghyang Shinmun. "Share of People Aged 19 to 34 Years Who Had Serious Thoughts of Suicide in South Korea in 2020, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268042/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-employment/
Kyunghyang Shinmun, Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by employment status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268042/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-employment/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Share of people aged 19 to 34 years who had serious thoughts of suicide in South Korea in 2020, by employment status [Graph], Kyunghyang Shinmun, December 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268042/south-korea-serious-suicidal-thoughts-among-youth-by-employment/