Respondents were given the choices to respond with: "strongly agree", "agree", "disagree", and "strongly disagree". In this statistics, figures include the share of respondents who answered "strongly agree" and "agree".
Data for 2016 is from previous survey.
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Opinions on women's responsibility in childcare South Korea 2021, by age and gender
According to a survey on gender equality in South Korea in 2021, about **** percent of male respondents aged 60 years and older answered that women should have the primary responsibility of childcare even if they work. It was higher than the respondents' share of any other age or gender group. Compared to that, only *** percent of young female respondents agreed with it.
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