Social Affairs
Over half of married S. Korean women say having child not a must
May 12, 2013
More than half of married South Korean women said that having a child is not a must in their married lives, a survey showed Sunday, an indication that theimportance of children in marriage is fading in South Korean society. The survey, released in a report by a researcher at the state-run Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, showed that 53.5 percent of some 4,500 married women responded that havinga child is not a must, though it's better to have one, while 46.3 percent think otherwi