Published on Jan 16, 2013
Smartphones may be glued to the hands of most young Koreans, but a new study shows older people are still reliant on the less modern alternative for their news and information.
Ji Myung-kil has more.
The smartphone has transformed young people in Korea into a generation of ultra wired, always connected, tuned in people.
But that trend hasn't quite reached the elderly yet.
According to a survey released by the Korea Communications Commission on Monday, more than 80 percent of people in their 50s and more than 90 percent of people in their 60s still rely on television as their main source of information.
The survey also showed that more than half of respondents in their teens and 20s, like this Ilsan resident, said smartphones are an essential device in their lives.
"I usually watch VODs on my smartphone while I'm out and about... since they provide clear images and offer a large screen."
Nearly 30 percent of respondents said that the amount of time they spent watching TV had decreased drastically last year because of the increase in the amount of time they spend on their smartphones.
In fact, as you might expect, increased smartphone use among people in their teens and 20s has produced another result -- a greater generation gap, according to Kwak Jin-hee of the Korea Communications Commission.
"These results show that there are generational gaps between media users of different ages."
Experts say that smartphones, tablet PCs and other personal digital devices will continue to affect the television watching habits of the population, while also widening the generation gap between young and old.
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