Preference for yellow automobiles is uncommon in South Korea,
although such automobiles are used for child-carrying vehicles,
heavy construction-equipment vehicles, and as taxies in some of
the country’s cities. The number of automobile painters working in
South Korea’s five major vehicle producers is estimated to be
approximately 4,000 (this estimate was obtained from an interview
with a labor official at the automobile company). However, this
number increases if we also include those working in small automobile
body shops. Because the country’s industrial accident statistics
does not separately classify the automotive industry and the
painters, the incidents of lung cancer in automotive painters cannot
be measured. However, cases of lung cancer in painters have occasionally
been reported.