According to a survey conducted in 2021, around 41.1 percent of single households in Japan had borrowed money for daily living. Around 14.4 percent of the households stated that they had borrowed money to acquire, extend, or remodel a home.
Purposes of borrowing money among one-person households in Japan in 2021
up to three answers possible; among respondents with debt
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "For what purpose did your household borrow money? Please select the purpose of borrowing from the following and mark the numbers that apply. (Mark up to three.)"
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Shiruporuto. (February 14, 2022). Purposes of borrowing money among one-person households in Japan in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336193/japan-reasons-debt-single-person-households/
Shiruporuto. "Purposes of borrowing money among one-person households in Japan in 2021." Chart. February 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336193/japan-reasons-debt-single-person-households/
Shiruporuto. (2022). Purposes of borrowing money among one-person households in Japan in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336193/japan-reasons-debt-single-person-households/
Shiruporuto. "Purposes of Borrowing Money among One-person Households in Japan in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336193/japan-reasons-debt-single-person-households/
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Purposes of borrowing money among one-person households in Japan in 2021 [Graph], Shiruporuto, February 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336193/japan-reasons-debt-single-person-households/