Half of the wealthy are satisfied with their appearance
Lee Kyung Min
The wealthier people are, the more satisfied they are with their lives and the way they look, according to a report released Thursday by Hana Financial Group. They are also more likely to value time with family and describe themselves as “goal-oriented.”
According to the report, titled “Korea Wealthy Class Report,” about 70 percent of wealthy people with financial assets of more than 1 billion won ($726,585) are satisfied with their lives.
About 55 percent of people with assets worth between 100 million and 1 billion won also gave the same answer.
Among the non-wealthy, those with assets worth less than 100 million won, only 35% said they were satisfied with their lives.
More than three in five wealthy people said they were satisfied with their purchasing power and assets.
Among the non-wealthy, fewer than one in four said they were satisfied with their purchasing power, and fewer than one in seven said they were satisfied with the amount of their wealth.
Slightly more than half of the wealthy said they were satisfied with their appearance, but that figure was still higher than about 30 percent of non-wealthy people.
More than three in four wealthy people said they were satisfied with their family relationships.
About 54% of non-wealthy people also gave the same answer.
Wealthy people choose adjectives like “reasonable,” “generous,” and “relaxed” to describe their personality.
The less well-off people's choices were “kind” and “sentimental.”
More than half of people with assets of 10 billion won or more describe themselves as “goal- and task-oriented,” far exceeding the average of 21.4% for the general public.
The wealthy reported sleeping 7.3 hours a night, 30 minutes less than average, and more than two in five wealthy people said they ate meals with their family every day, compared with just 35% of non-wealthy people.
For breakfast, they have a light meal such as juice or Greek yogurt, read the newspaper in the morning, exercise, and plan their day. The higher the amount of assets, the higher the percentage of people who read newspapers.
The wealthy read an average of 10 books a year, while the less wealthy read more than six.
