Around 63.7 percent of Tokyo residents thought that it was natural for men to engage in housework and childcare, according to a survey conducted in June 2021. Close to half of the respondents stated that men's participation in household chores and childrearing had a positive impact on children and the relationship between husbands and wives.
Impression of men participating in housework and childcare among Tokyo residents in Japan as of June 2021
among residents of Tokyo Metropolis; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*2,500 male and 2,500 female respondents, including 1,000 women and 1,000 men with pre-school age children who live with their spouse.
Original question: "Please select everything that applies to your image of men's participation in housework and childcare."
Tokyo metropolis is one of the 47 prefectures in Japan. It consists of 23 special wards and 39 other municipalities, including 26 cities, five towns, and eight villages.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (November 26, 2021). Impression of men participating in housework and childcare among Tokyo residents in Japan as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321406/japan-perception-men-involvement-housework-childcare-tokyo/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Impression of men participating in housework and childcare among Tokyo residents in Japan as of June 2021." Chart. November 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321406/japan-perception-men-involvement-housework-childcare-tokyo/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (2021). Impression of men participating in housework and childcare among Tokyo residents in Japan as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321406/japan-perception-men-involvement-housework-childcare-tokyo/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Impression of Men Participating in Housework and Childcare among Tokyo Residents in Japan as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321406/japan-perception-men-involvement-housework-childcare-tokyo/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Impression of men participating in housework and childcare among Tokyo residents in Japan as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321406/japan-perception-men-involvement-housework-childcare-tokyo/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Impression of men participating in housework and childcare among Tokyo residents in Japan as of June 2021 [Graph], Tokyo Metropolitan Government, November 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321406/japan-perception-men-involvement-housework-childcare-tokyo/
