The majority of Japanese respondents, about 54 percent, stated that material possessions contribute to some extent to their personal happiness, according to a survey conducted in June 2019 by Ipsos on happiness. Among 28 countries in the survey, Japan was among the countries with the lowest share of respondents claiming to gain greatest happiness from material belongings, outdone only by Serbia.
Opinion on material possessions as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019
Original question: "My material possessions: Does or could give me greatest happiness, does or could give me some happiness, doesn't or couldn't make me happy or happier, does not apply to me."
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Ipsos. (August 26, 2019). Opinion on material possessions as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065409/japan-opinion-material-possessions-happiness-level/
Ipsos. "Opinion on material possessions as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019." Chart. August 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065409/japan-opinion-material-possessions-happiness-level/
Ipsos. (2019). Opinion on material possessions as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065409/japan-opinion-material-possessions-happiness-level/
Ipsos. "Opinion on Material Possessions as Source of Personal Happiness among People in Japan as of June 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065409/japan-opinion-material-possessions-happiness-level/
Ipsos, Opinion on material possessions as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065409/japan-opinion-material-possessions-happiness-level/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Opinion on material possessions as source of personal happiness among people in Japan as of June 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, August 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065409/japan-opinion-material-possessions-happiness-level/