In a survey conducted in Japan in March 2023, around 2.8 percent of male respondents and 4.9 percent of female respondents stated that their time spent on housework and childcare significantly increased compared to before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. About 57.6 percent of men and 51.8 percent of women reported that the time spent on household chores and childcare remained largely unchanged.
Time spent on housework and childcare compared to prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2023, by gender
among households with children aged under 18 years
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "How has your time spent on housework and childcare changed compared to before the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) (December 2019)?"
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding by the source.
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Cabinet Office Japan. (April 19, 2023). Time spent on housework and childcare compared to prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311804/japan-impact-coronavirus-time-spent-housework-childcare-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Time spent on housework and childcare compared to prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2023, by gender." Chart. April 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311804/japan-impact-coronavirus-time-spent-housework-childcare-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2023). Time spent on housework and childcare compared to prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311804/japan-impact-coronavirus-time-spent-housework-childcare-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Time Spent on Housework and Childcare Compared to Prior to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in Japan as of March 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311804/japan-impact-coronavirus-time-spent-housework-childcare-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan, Time spent on housework and childcare compared to prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311804/japan-impact-coronavirus-time-spent-housework-childcare-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Time spent on housework and childcare compared to prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2023, by gender [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, April 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311804/japan-impact-coronavirus-time-spent-housework-childcare-by-gender/
