SEOUL (Bernama-Yonhap): A majority of South Koreans support raising the country's senior age threshold to 70 from the current 65, a survey by Gallup Korea showed Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The survey, conducted from Tuesday to Thursday on 1,002 adults aged 18 and older, found that 59 per cent of respondents favoured raising the eligibility age for senior benefits.
Opposition stood at 30 per cent, while 12 per cent either declined to answer or said they were unsure.
In similar surveys conducted in 2015 and 2023, 46 per cent and 60 per cent of respondents, respectively, backed raising the threshold.
The poll also found 60 per cent of respondents believe individuals should be primarily responsible for their own livelihood in old age.
By contrast, 29 per cent said the government and society should take responsibility, while 4 per cent said such responsibility fell on their offspring and 3 per cent chose other options.
Across all age groups, more than half said individuals should take primary responsibility for their retirement.
-- BERNAMA-YONHAP
