Housewives work to educate kids

A recent survey showed that eight out of 10 working housewives get a job to earn their children`s educational expenses or living expenses and that only few of them are working just for their personal development or to realize their own goals.

It was shown through a survey by Korea Yakult against 300 working housewives in their 30s and 40s who live in the Metropolitan area, asking what is the primary purpose of their work.

Of those who answered the question, 43.3 percent, or 130 people, said that they are making money to pay their children`s educational expenses, 33 percent, or 99 people, replied that they work to earn living expenses, 19.3 percent answered that their work is to save money through deposit or insurance accounts, and only 4.3 percent said that it is intended for their individual use.

The factors that the homemakers consider when they select a job were in the order of a job that does not require any special technical knowledge, a job that might last long and one that wouldn`t affect household affairs. When asked how they get the job, 32 percent replied that it was made at the recommendation of a neighbor, which was followed by a friend`s recommendation (26 percent) and his or her own search (23 percent).

As for satisfaction in the workplace, 54 percent answered that they were satisfied, while 29 percent said fair and 17 percent said dissatisfied.

More than 60 percent of respondents expressed that they would continue their current work.