A Profile of Korean Rural Villages, Farmers and Their Changing Quality of Life

This report is based on a USAID-sponsored survey to collect data regarding social characteristics of Korean rural village and its changing aspect. First, in this paper the writer provides a profile of Korean rural villages. This is followed by a description of demographic and socio-economic characteristics of Korean farmers. Finally, the_writer presents his assessment of farmers' life quality and its changing aspect based on social-psychological and subjective indicators