One out of three adolescents said in a recent survey that they were willing to engage in sex in exchange for money.
The Women’s Human Rights Commission of Korea (WHRCK) surveyed 2,894 teenagers — 2,538 students and 356 juvenile delinquents — nationwide in June and July to take a look at their views on sex.
A total of 1,891 or 66.9 percent said they would “reject” having sex for money.
Eighteen percent of the respondents said they would take money “depending on the situation”; 3.5 percent said they definitely would take it; and 11.5 percent said they were “unsure.”
“This survey means that about one third of adolescents could be vulnerable to such offers,” an official from WHRCK said.
Some students said they had engaged in sex for cash — 101, or 3.6 percent, said they had experience in the sex trade, mostly sex resulting from Internet chatting. The two main reasons for prostituting themselves were suggestions from friends, and to make a living after running away from home.
“People have to recognize that trading sex is a crime. We will educate teenagers and support victims of the sex trade based on this survey,” the official said.
The research showed 7.3 percent, or 208, of those surveyed had experienced sexual intercourse. About 3 percent of students had sex, compared to 39 percent of the delinquents.
Among the 208 teenagers, the age of having their first sexual encounter ranged from nine to 19 — the average age was 15.4.
Their partners were mostly boy or girlfriends, taking up 63 percent, followed by older or younger school friends.
About half of the students said they had sex consensually, however, the ratio differed by gender. Some 63 percent of males answered both parties agreed to do so, while only 35 percent of girls said the same. More girls said they had their first sexual relations by force or involuntarily after getting drunk.
청소년 3명 중 1명 돈 받고 잠자리 가능해
청소년 3명 중 1명이 돈을 받고 잠자리를 할 의도가 있는 것으로 조사됐다.
이는 한국여성인권진흥원이 지난 6월과 7월 2,538명의 학생과 356명의 청소년 범법자 등 10대 2,894명을 대상으로 그들의 성에 관한 생각을 알아보기 위해 조사한 결과다.
이들 중 66.9 퍼센트인 1,891명이 돈을 받고 하는 섹스는 “거절”하겠다고 대답했다.
응답자 중 18퍼센트는 “상황에 따라” 돈을 받을 수도 있다고 대답했으며 3.5퍼센트는 꼭 돈을 받겠다고 말했으며 11.5퍼센트는 “확신할 수 없다”고 말했다.
진흥원 관계자는 “ 이 조사가 청소년 2명 중 1명이 그 같은 잠자리 요구에 취약하다”고 말했다.
