In a survey conducted in Japan in March 2021, around seven percent of male respondents reported spending an average of one hour per day on childcare. On average, female respondents spent more hours on childcare, with 4.7 percent reporting a daily time of 13 hours or more.
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*Including respondents who do not engage in childcare.
Original question: "Please let us know about your average time allocation per day (please give an average including days you have work and days you do not have work). (Average for the last few months)"
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding by the source.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (September 1, 2021). Average daily time spent on childcare in Japan as of March 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310867/japan-daily-time-spent-childcare-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Average daily time spent on childcare in Japan as of March 2021, by gender." Chart. September 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310867/japan-daily-time-spent-childcare-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2021). Average daily time spent on childcare in Japan as of March 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310867/japan-daily-time-spent-childcare-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Average Daily Time Spent on Childcare in Japan as of March 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310867/japan-daily-time-spent-childcare-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan, Average daily time spent on childcare in Japan as of March 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310867/japan-daily-time-spent-childcare-by-gender/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Average daily time spent on childcare in Japan as of March 2021, by gender [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, September 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310867/japan-daily-time-spent-childcare-by-gender/