In a survey conducted in 2022, over 10 percent of women aged 30 to 39 years in Japan agreed that it is normal for men to work overtime and on holidays. The share of male respondents who thought that working overtime is normal for men was much higher in all age groups.
Share of women who think that it is normal for men to work overtime and on holidays in Japan as of August 2022, by age group
Original statement: "It is normal for men to work overtime and on holidays."
Respondents were given the choices to respond with: "I agree", "I somewhat agree", "I somewhat disagree", and "I disagree". The survey only lists the exact numbers for the answers "I agree" and "I somewhat agree".
Sample size of age groups:
20 to 29 years: n=1,061
30 to 39 years: n=1,094
40 to 49 years: n=1,070
50 to 59 years: n=1,075
60 to 69 years: n=1,084
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Cabinet Office Japan. (November 8, 2022). Share of women who think that it is normal for men to work overtime and on holidays in Japan as of August 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297285/japan-opinion-of-women-if-men-should-work-overtime-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of women who think that it is normal for men to work overtime and on holidays in Japan as of August 2022, by age group." Chart. November 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297285/japan-opinion-of-women-if-men-should-work-overtime-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2022). Share of women who think that it is normal for men to work overtime and on holidays in Japan as of August 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297285/japan-opinion-of-women-if-men-should-work-overtime-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of Women Who Think That It Is Normal for Men to Work Overtime and on Holidays in Japan as of August 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297285/japan-opinion-of-women-if-men-should-work-overtime-by-age/
Cabinet Office Japan, Share of women who think that it is normal for men to work overtime and on holidays in Japan as of August 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297285/japan-opinion-of-women-if-men-should-work-overtime-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of women who think that it is normal for men to work overtime and on holidays in Japan as of August 2022, by age group [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, November 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297285/japan-opinion-of-women-if-men-should-work-overtime-by-age/
