Single-Person Households Worry About Vacations: Piled Packages Reveal They Live Alone

S-1 Releases Results of "Survey on Residential Security Status and Perceptions During the Vacation Season"

During vacation season, parcels piling up in front of doors have become a new source of concern. These packages not only indicate that the house is empty, but also reveal clues about who lives there through the name and address on the delivery slip. In particular, single-person households were worried about exposing the fact that they live alone.

S-1 released the results of a survey on July 19 regarding “Residential Safety Conditions and Perceptions During Vacation Season.” The survey was conducted over four days from the 7th to the 10th, targeting customers using S-1's commercial security services, and a total of 7,556 people responded.

According to the survey, 60.3% of respondents answered "yes" to the question, "Do you plan to leave your house empty due to vacation or an extended outing this summer?" Additionally, 55.3% said that when they leave, their home remains empty for three days or more at a time.

When asked, “What is your biggest concern when you are away from home for vacation?” single-person households cited “parcel theft from the doorstep” (59.1%), followed by “break-ins targeting empty homes” (46.2%). This shows that parcel theft is now a greater source of anxiety than break-ins, which were previously the main cause of concern. Among women living alone, 51.4% said they worry about “exposing the fact that they live alone through parcels.” For women in single-person households, having a parcel at the doorstep is seen as more than a risk of loss—it is a privacy concern. Only 4.2% of men cited the same worry.

In contrast, households with multiple members cited “strangers approaching the house” (55.0%), “break-ins targeting empty homes” (43.7%), and “the frustration of not being able to check the house’s condition while away” (43.1%) as their top concerns when leaving home for vacation.

When asked, “Have you ever experienced an actual threat after leaving your home empty?” 53.3% of respondents answered “yes, at least once.” The most commonly experienced incidents were “finding unfamiliar traces at the entrance” (36.5%), “parcel theft from the doorstep” (16.2%), and “unfamiliar individuals captured on CCTV” (10.2%).

When asked, "Have you ever felt the need to check the status of your home in real time while on vacation?" 83.8% of single-person households responded “yes,” while the figure for households with multiple members was 87.0%. When asked if they would be willing to use a “home security system” capable of detecting unusual situations at the front door and enabling remote checks and dispatch requests, 53.4% of single-person households and 57.2% of multi-person households said they “would like to use it.”

An S-1 representative said, “As we can see from this survey, in response to concerns and crime, sales of the S-1 AI Doorcam in June increased by 318% compared to the monthly average. We will closely analyze the growing variety of security threats that come with societal changes and new trends and quickly commercialize security solutions to address them.”

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