Koreans prefer cash in Chuseok gifting for parents

More Koreans are expressing a preference for offering cash instead of gift sets to their parents during the Chuseok holiday, data showed Thursday.
According to a survey conducted by KB Kookmin Card, a subsidiary of South Korea's KB Financial Group, among a total of 420 survey participants, 91 percent are planning to prepare gifts either in monetary or non-monetary form for their parents, with almost 80 percent opting for cash while 43 percent are considering product purchases.
In terms of cash gifts for one parent, the majority (74 percent) are aiming for a price range of 100,000-300,000 won ($75-224), followed by 15 percent in the 300,000-500,000 won range and 7 percent under the 100,000 won range.
A higher percentage of male respondents (82 percent) than female respondents (75 percent) favored monetary offerings, while more females (45 percent) than males (41 percent) preferred non-monetary presents.
Among those preparing physical items, approximately 77 percent are likely to purchase food items, such as health care products, fruits and meat. Additionally, 12 percent intend to purchase cosmetics, and 10 percent plan to spend money on apparel.
相关文章
Hero soldier may get honorary degree from university
Chosun University said Thursday it was seeking to present an honorary bachelor's degree to Jeon2023-12-09Lawmaker calls for specifying China's responsibility in UN resolution on NK human rights
A North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker of South Korea's ruling People Power Party called Monda2023-12-09'Omega X will not give up': Boy band returns to share message of hope
Overwhelming emotions must have hit Omega X members as they spoke to the local media in Seoul on Tue2023-12-09Seoul offers 10,000 sets of portable SOS emergency bell ‘Zikimi’
The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Tuesday that it will distribute a portable SOS emergency2023-12-09LG wins SOAFEE board membership to join Arm, Bosch
LG Electronics said Thursday it has become the ninth governing body member of the Scalable Open Arch2023-12-09- South Korea has launched a pangovernmental initiative to combat the proliferation of bedbugs in a co2023-12-09
最新评论