[Blog Assigment 1] WVS analysis : Work is a duty towards society / Work should always come first even if it means less spare time



Work is considered a source of support for human life and society. But there are so many things to do in life besides work. Therefore, it is important to balance work and leisure, but it is not easy for busy modern people. So I used WVS to investigate people's thoughts about work.






The above data is a survey of the 'Work is a duty towards society' conducted from 2017 to 2020. 

Germany and Finland, which belong to Europe, reported that about 70 percent of all respondents said work was a social duty. These two countries have advanced labor laws compared to other countries. Especially in Germany, which recorded the highest agreement, there is a flexible work system called the working hour savings account system. These systems improve workers' labor and quality of life and increase their social responsibility for work.

Korea also showed a tendency that work is mandatory with more than 60 percent of the agreement, but the response rate was generally similar to that of Japan. There was not much difference between the two Asian countries because they belong to similar cultures. In the United States, the most diverse response distribution among the five countries was recorded. I think this is because the U.S. is a country where various races and cultures are intertwined.

Most respondents said that work is a social duty. So, do they put work before spare time?




The above data is a survey of the ‘Work should always come first even if it means less spare time’ conducted from 2017 to 2020.

What stands out most from this data is that Korea's agree response rate is 42.5 percent, far higher than other countries. Korea tends to put work ahead of spare time far more than other countries. This phenomenon is due to the working conditions in Korea. Based on 2017 data, Korea had the second highest working hours among OECD countries. Working overtime is a widespread phenomenon in Korea. This leads to the so-called 'walker-holic' phenomenon, which puts work before spare time. Other countries generally had more objections, especially Japan, which answered most negatively. This is probably because Japan should not exceed 40 hours of working hours a week and the punishment for violations is strong.

 


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