Changes in Perceptions of Jobs and Work

○ 안정적 직업과 일의 중요성 인식이 크게 증가함. ○ ‘가능하다면 한 직장에서 평생 동안 일하고 싶다’는 인식은 2006년 51.6%에서 2014년 61.1%로 9.5%p 증가하였으며, 특히 남자(53.4% → 64.6%), 고졸 이하(51.3% → 62.5%), 30대(46.4% → 57.7%)에서 크게 증가함. ○ ‘돈을 벌 필요가 없어도 직업을 가져야 한다’는 인식은 20대 이하가 2006년 60.1% → 2014년 64.1% 증가하였으며, ‘경제적 여유가 있다면 직업을 갖지 않고 취미생활 등을 하면서 지내고 싶다’는 인식은 20대 이하(66.5% → 55.2%)에서 가장 크게 감소함. ○ ‘자유시간이 줄어들더라도 일하는 것이 우선’이라는 인식은 남자(55.7% → 58.4%), 대졸 이상(49.2% → 53.8%), 20대 이하(39.3% → 58.6%) 및 30대(46.4% → 47.9%)에서 2006년보다 2014년에 증가함. ○ ‘직업에서 성공하기 위해 능력보다 학연이나 지연이 있어야 한다’는 인식은 2006년 52.5%에서 2014년 47.8%로 4.7%p 감소함.○ Awareness of the importance of stable jobs and work has increased significantly. ○ The percentage of those who think: "If possible, I want to stay in one workplace for my entire life" has increased from 51.6% in 2006 to 61.1% in 2014 by 9.5pp, and the increase is particularly great among males (53.4% to 64.6%), people with a high school diploma or lower (51.3% to 62.5%), and people in their 30s (46.4% to 57.7%). ○ The percentage of those who think: "I must have a job even if I don't need to earn money" has increased among people in their 20s or younger from 60.1% in 2006 to 64.1% in 2014. In addition, the percentage of those who think: "If I can financially afford to pursue my hobbies, etc. without having a job, I will do so" has decreased the most among people in their 20s or younger, from 66.5% to 55.2%. ○ The percentage of those who think: "I will work even if that reduces my free time" has increased in the period between 2006 and 2014, among males (55.7% to 58.4%), people who have a college or higher education (49.2% to 53.8%), people in their 20s or younger (39.3% to 58.6%), and people in their 30s (46.4% to 47.9%). ○ The percentage of those who think: "Your school tie and regional tie are more important than your abilities for you to succeed at work" has decreased by 4.7pp, from 52.5% in 2006 to 47.8% in 2014