According to a survey conducted in Japan during fiscal year 2023, 21.1 percent of the respondents in their sixties stated that magazines are an important source of information. The share was lower among age cohorts.
Share of people who think that magazines are an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group
*The source counts the answers of the survey conducted in December 2023 as figures for fiscal year 2023. The Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year.
Respondents were asked how important they regarded magazines as "a means to gain information (source of information)." There were five possible answers: "Very important," "Important to a certain degree," "Neither," "Not really important," "Absolutely not important." The values shown in this statistic represent the combined share of respondents who answered either "Very important" or "Important to a certain degree."
Sample size of age groups: 13 to 19 years: n=140 20 to 29 years: n=217 30 to 39 years: n=241 40 to 49 years: n=313 50 to 59 years: n=319 60 to 69 years: n=270
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (June 21, 2024). Share of people who think that magazines are an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271780/japan-importance-of-magazines-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of people who think that magazines are an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group." Chart. June 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271780/japan-importance-of-magazines-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Share of people who think that magazines are an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271780/japan-importance-of-magazines-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Share of People Who Think That Magazines Are An Important Source of Information in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271780/japan-importance-of-magazines-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Share of people who think that magazines are an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271780/japan-importance-of-magazines-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people who think that magazines are an important source of information in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by age group [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), June 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271780/japan-importance-of-magazines-as-source-of-information-by-age-group/
