ABSTRACT

The present study examines multidimensional working poverty in South Korea by combining household income with material deprivation. It aims to capture the reality of working poverty, which is not adequately captured by the income measurement alone. By using data from the Korean Welfare Panel study in 2018, this study revealed three main findings: (a) the material deprivation rate was relatively low in Korea, although some households still suffered from deprivation influencing quality of life; (b) some working households experienced deprivation despite their high income; (c) working households whose heads were engaged in precarious employment were more likely to suffer from either material deprivation or income poverty. Future research should expand the deprivation measure and apply the longitudinal approach to determine more about people trapped in poverty in the long run. In terms of policy, a more generous social protection scheme is necessary for the working poor.

摘要

本研究通过将家庭收入与物质匮乏相结合，研究了韩国的多维工作贫困。它旨在捕捉工作贫困的现实，而单靠收入衡量并不能充分捕捉到这一点。本研究利用韩国福利小组 2018 年的研究数据，揭示了三个主要发现：(a) 韩国的物质匮乏率相对较低，尽管一些家庭仍然遭受贫困，影响生活质量；(b) 一些工薪家庭虽然收入高，但生活贫困；(c) 户主从事不稳定就业的工作家庭更有可能遭受物质匮乏或收入贫困。未来的研究应该扩大剥夺措施并应用纵向方法来确定更多关于长期陷入贫困的人的信息。在政策方面，需要为在职穷人提供更慷慨的社会保护计划。