Around 54.2 percent men and 75.2 percent of women in Tokyo were in favor of men's engagement in the housework and childcare, according to a survey conducted in June 2021. Only 0.8 percent of male respondents and 0.3 percent of female respondents were not in favor of men participating in the household.
Opinion among Tokyo residents on men's participation in housework and childcare in Japan as of June 2021
among residents of Tokyo Metropolis; single answer format
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 the answer that is closest to your opinion about men's participation in housework and childcare. (Please select one)."
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). Opinion among Tokyo residents on men's participation in housework and childcare in Japan as of June 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322057/japan-opinion-men-participation-housework-childcare-tokyo/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Opinion among Tokyo residents on men's participation in housework and childcare in Japan as of June 2021." Chart. November 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322057/japan-opinion-men-participation-housework-childcare-tokyo/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. (2021). Opinion among Tokyo residents on men's participation in housework and childcare in Japan as of June 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322057/japan-opinion-men-participation-housework-childcare-tokyo/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government. "Opinion among Tokyo Residents on Men's Participation in Housework and Childcare in Japan as of June 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322057/japan-opinion-men-participation-housework-childcare-tokyo/
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Opinion among Tokyo residents on men's participation in housework and childcare in Japan as of June 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322057/japan-opinion-men-participation-housework-childcare-tokyo/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Opinion among Tokyo residents on men's participation in housework and childcare in Japan as of June 2021 [Graph], Tokyo Metropolitan Government, November 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322057/japan-opinion-men-participation-housework-childcare-tokyo/
