According to a survey conducted from September to October 2020, about 34 percent of fathers in Japan whose spouses worked as permanent employees spent one to two hours a day on average on parenting. At the same time, more than 10 percent of fathers with full-time working partners spent four hours or more on parenting on weekdays, the highest share among all surveyed fathers.
Average time spent on parenting among fathers of infants on a weekday in Japan as of October 2020, by work status of the mother
respondents with a child aged from 3 years and 6 months to 4 years and 5 months
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Original question: "How much time do you spend a day on average on parenting? Please designate the time you spend with your children (excluding sleeping hours)."
Sample size:
mother working as permanent employee n=400
mother working as part-time worker n=341
mother acting as full-time housewife n=506
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Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, & CEDEP. (March 31, 2021). Average time spent on parenting among fathers of infants on a weekday in Japan as of October 2020, by work status of the mother [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237998/japan-average-time-parenting-fathers-weekdays-by-work-status-of-the-mother/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, und CEDEP. "Average time spent on parenting among fathers of infants on a weekday in Japan as of October 2020, by work status of the mother." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237998/japan-average-time-parenting-fathers-weekdays-by-work-status-of-the-mother/
Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, CEDEP. (2021). Average time spent on parenting among fathers of infants on a weekday in Japan as of October 2020, by work status of the mother. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237998/japan-average-time-parenting-fathers-weekdays-by-work-status-of-the-mother/
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Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute & CEDEP, Average time spent on parenting among fathers of infants on a weekday in Japan as of October 2020, by work status of the mother Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237998/japan-average-time-parenting-fathers-weekdays-by-work-status-of-the-mother/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Average time spent on parenting among fathers of infants on a weekday in Japan as of October 2020, by work status of the mother [Graph], Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute, & CEDEP, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237998/japan-average-time-parenting-fathers-weekdays-by-work-status-of-the-mother/
