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    Office workers spend more on booze than culture
    The average Korean office worker spends twice as much money on drinking as culture and entertainment, a survey showed.According to a survey of 640 people conducted by recruitment website Career, white collar workers typically spend about 109,000 won ($100) a month on alcohol.Just 54,000 won is spent on going to the theater or exhibitions. As the most popular cultural activity, 82 percent of respon
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Office workers spend more on booze than culture

May 12, 2011 - 10:39 By 황장진
The average Korean office worker spends twice as much money on drinking as culture and entertainment, a survey showed.

According to a survey of 640 people conducted by recruitment website Career, white collar workers typically spend about 109,000 won ($100) a month on alcohol.

Just 54,000 won is spent on going to the theater or exhibitions.

As the most popular cultural activity, 82 percent of respondents chose watching movies, followed by musicals and plays with 22.1 percent and sports with 18.3 percent.

Although people spent more on drinking than any other form of entertainment, slightly more than half of the respondents said they would rather avoid drinking. Only a quarter said they wanted to drink.

People mostly enjoyed culture with friends, followed by their partner, family, and colleagues. However, when it came to drinking, it was colleagues, friends, family and school alumni in that order.



<관련 한글 기사>

“직장인 문화생활비, 술값의 절반 수준”

직장인들이 영화관람 등 문화생활에 지출하는 비용이 술자리에서 쓰는 금액의 절반 수준인 것으로 조사됐다.

11일 취업포털 커리어가 직장인 640명을 대상으로 조사한 결과에 따르면 응답자들은 문화생활비로 한 달에 평균 5만4천원을 지출하고 있었으며 술값으로는 평균 10만 9천원을 쓰고 있었다.

또 문화생활을 하는 횟수는 한 달에 평균 2회, 술자리를 갖는 횟수는 평균 4회로 집계됐다.

반면 ‘술자리와 문화생활 중 어느 쪽을 선호하느냐’는 질문에는 응답자의 절반이 넘는 52.5%가 ‘문화생활을 더 좋아한다’고 답했다.

‘술자리를 선호한다’는 응답은 25.6%, ‘양쪽이 비슷하다’는 의견은 21.9%를 기록했다.

주로 즐기는 문화생활로는 ‘영화관람’(82.4%)을 꼽은 응답자가 가장 많았으며, ‘뮤지컬•연극 등 공연관람(22.1%), ’전시회 관람‘(20.6%), ’스포츠 관람‘(18.3%) 등의 답변이 나왔다. 

(연합뉴스)
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