In a survey conducted in November 2023 in Japan, 17 percent of respondents who had a graduate school degree (or were in the process of getting it) stated that they used fitness clubs during the past year. This was the cohort with the highest participation rate.
Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by academic background
utilization in the past year; highest earned degree
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
Distribution of respondents: Middle school: 445 High school: 7,829 Junior college, technical college: 3,146 Vocational school, technical school: 3,485 University (undergraduate): 13,682 Graduate school: 1,603 Other: 11 Do not want to answer: 344
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MEXT (Japan), & Japan Sports Agency. (March 19, 2024). Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by academic background [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307986/japan-share-gym-users-by-academic-level/
MEXT (Japan), und Japan Sports Agency. "Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by academic background." Chart. March 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307986/japan-share-gym-users-by-academic-level/
MEXT (Japan), Japan Sports Agency. (2024). Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by academic background. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307986/japan-share-gym-users-by-academic-level/
MEXT (Japan), and Japan Sports Agency. "Distribution of Fitness Club Users in Japan as of November 2023, by Academic Background." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307986/japan-share-gym-users-by-academic-level/
MEXT (Japan) & Japan Sports Agency, Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by academic background Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307986/japan-share-gym-users-by-academic-level/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of fitness club users in Japan as of November 2023, by academic background [Graph], MEXT (Japan), & Japan Sports Agency, March 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307986/japan-share-gym-users-by-academic-level/
