[SBS Lee Cheol-hee's Political Show] <Public Opinion 123> Seeing the World through Numbers



■ Broadcast: SBS Lee Cheol-hee's Political Show (FM 103.5 MHz 9:05 ~ 11:00)


■ Progress: Lee Cheol-hee, Director of Knowledge Design Research Institute


■ Broadcasting Date: 2021 March 5 (Fri)


■ Cast: Hae-sung Park, CEO of TV Ridge,



'The sound of crying as if leaving the whole town' What kind of investigation is it?


The results of a public opinion survey related to childbirth and child-rearing support policies came out.

When asked what was most concerned about having and raising a child (duplicate response), the most respondents answered'the burden of expenses for child-rearing' (72%).

This was followed by'career disconnection concerns' (38%),'lack of parenting confidence' (36%), and'because of poor parenting conditions such as the home environment' (27%).


When asked what was the most desperate childbirth and parenting support policy, 46% of respondents cited'Expanding the parental leave system'.

Following this, they responded in the order of'expansion of telecommuting and flexible work system' (36%),'support for career interrupted women' return to society' (32%), and'expansion of national and public daycare centers' (30%).


On the other hand,'extraordinary financial support' and'birth subsidy increase' responded relatively low at 21% and 23%, respectively.

In Changwon City, a policy of supporting 100 million won for marriage and a third birth has become an issue.

According to the results of the survey, there appears to be a difference in perception between policy authorities and consumers.



Were there any research results that the government and local governments can refer to on childbirth and childrearing?


We asked about the link between the local government's financial aid and an increase in the fertility rate.

When asked if the payment of childbirth incentives helped raise the fertility rate, 59% answered that it was not helpful.

The parenting allowance was also not helpful, 58% said it was helpful, higher than 42% said it was helpful.


We need to break away from the simple policy of increasing the birth rate with money unconditionally.

As a result, it seems necessary to shift policy toward creating an environment in which work, childbirth, and childrearing are possible rather than financial support.

In addition, it is analyzed that childcare policy and job policy should be accompanied together.


The survey was conducted by the datatelling team to 411 adults nationwide for two days from 23 to 24 last month by commissioning the mobile polling app'Polyide'.