Social security expenditures have risen sharply in Korea in light of ongoing socioeconomic changes in the population, the industrial structure, and the labor market. This raises concerns about national fiscal sustainability and fiscal consolidation, necessitating a monitoring approach that covers the entire area of social security. This approach should involve: reviews of fiscal risk factors; analyses of expenditure trends and drivers; medium- and long-term fiscal outlooks; identification of sources of uncertainty; and the monitoring of equity in allocations as an outcome measure. Such a systematic monitoring approach can lead to greater efficiency and equity in the allocation of public spending and contribute to public understanding, transparency, and government accountability through public reporting on social spending.
This study aims to conduct research on key topics related to social policy using the Customized Income-Wealth DB, which is an administrative data built by the National Health Insurance Service. This study is a follow-up to Kang Shin-wook et al. (2022), which utilizes the same data and household composition methods, but covers more in-depth and expanded topics.
While the majority of OECD member states use social insurance to secure sickness benefits for sick workers, some states rule that employers directly pay the benefit to their sick employees: Switzerland, Israel and the Netherlands. This report analyzes the histories and current situations of the mandatory sick leave schemes in the three nations. As Korea is implementing the pilot scheme to introduce the sickness benefits, the relation between the government-implemented sickness benefits and the mandatory sick leave is one of pivotal issues. By studying the experiences, mistakes, system improvements and reforms of the three countries in the process of operating their mandatory sick leaves, we aim to find policy implications for Korea's future sickness benefits.
The transitional period to adulthood is becoming prolonged. This study sheds light on these changes in the transitioning into adulthood from the perspective of families, focusing especially on how the risks associated with the transitional period to adulthood are perceived, absorbed, or managed within Korean families.
The purpose of this study is to identify the types, levels, and related factors of perceived social insecurity. A significant proportion of respondents in the survey reported high levels of perceived social insecurity. Major factors influencing social insecurity perception are sex, income, asset, experience of socio-economic insecurity, social support. This study proposed five major policy tasks based on the result of analysis.
Taking into account the rights and obligations of donors and recipients, as well as the rights of the child born, this study examined the present state and challenges associated with donor conception, denoting the process of conceiving a child through the utilization of gametes donated by a third party. It conducted an analysis of societal awareness concerning donor conception and endeavored to propose strategies aimed at enhancing legislative frameworks and institutional practices to ensure the establishment of a secure environment for donor conception.
Renamed from the previous “National Fertility and Family Health and Welfare Survey” in 2021, the “National Family and Fertility Survey," has changed in content and sample frame to reflect current social changes. While the pre-2021 versions surveyed only married women of childbearing age, the 2021 survey covers adult men and women aged 19-49, combining single men and women and married men into one sample. It is important that these changes are built into a stable system that can be maintained for the next 20-30 years.
In line with the trends of open data, a growing amount of data is becoming accessible for users. However, such open data is primarily provided in unlinked, separate sets by different sources.
In this study, our aim was to examine how data from multiple sources, when linked and integrated, can increase in utility and explore steps needed to be taken to overcome challenges in implementing data integration and linkage.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020, ended this year on May 2023. The purpose of this study was to examine the changes in health during the COVID-19 pandemic by dividing them into health behavior, medical use, and health status, and to suggest measures for effective health management. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in strength training and walking, while there was no significant increase in unmet medical needs. There was an increase in obesity rates and prevalence of depressive disorders, both of which negatively impact health. Changes in health status and healthcare utilization also varied by gender, age, occupation, and income. During the infectious disease pandemic, it is necessary to ensure the public's health in various aspects and support health care for vulnerable groups, and to examine whether health changes during the COVID-19 pandemic continue after the end of pandemic.
Policies for deinstitutionalization and community integration have been pursued for older adults, children, and individuals with disabilities. Despite these efforts, the dependence on facility-based care remains high for older adults, children, and people with disabilities. Continue efforts are required to monitor and improve the human rights and living conditions of older adults, children, and people with disabilities residing in residential facilities. This study examined the current status of the guarantee of the right to self-determination as a right to freedom for older adults, children, and people with disabilities residing in facilities.