韩国公众对贫困的态度仍存在分歧，大多数受访者将其归因于个人努力不足。由韩国健康社会事务研究所和首尔大学社会福利研究所开展的2025年韩国福利面板研究发现，在2661名受访者中，有89.6%将动机和努力不足视为主要原因。低收入家庭强调结构性障碍，但总体观点强调个人责任。
2026年3月3日发布的调查显示，在2025年韩国福利面板研究中调查的2661名韩国人中，89.6%认为动机和努力不足是贫困的主要原因。此外，88.3%指出节俭不足或家庭财务管理不善，由于允许多选，百分比总和超过100%。仅有62.8%将贫困归因于天生能力或才能，仅12%认为这是“非常重要”因素，这表明贫困很少被视为注定的命运。
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