On average, two in three senior citizens cooked their meals by themselves in Japan, as revealed in a survey conducted from October to November 2023. Home-cooking was most common among female respondents, with 86.4 percent stating that they prepared their meals themselves.
Share of senior consumers cooking homemade meals in Japan as of November 2023, by gender
Original question: "Do you prepare your meals yourself?"
1,400 female and 1,277 male respondents were surveyed for this question. Age breakdown of the sample: 65 to 69 years: n=610 70 to 74 years: n=755 75 to 79 years: n=601 80 to 84 years: n =425 85 years and older: n=286
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Cabinet Office Japan. (April 6, 2024). Share of senior consumers cooking homemade meals in Japan as of November 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494216/japan-share-senior-cooking-meals-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of senior consumers cooking homemade meals in Japan as of November 2023, by gender." Chart. April 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494216/japan-share-senior-cooking-meals-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. (2024). Share of senior consumers cooking homemade meals in Japan as of November 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494216/japan-share-senior-cooking-meals-by-gender/
Cabinet Office Japan. "Share of Senior Consumers Cooking Homemade Meals in Japan as of November 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494216/japan-share-senior-cooking-meals-by-gender/
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Share of senior consumers cooking homemade meals in Japan as of November 2023, by gender [Graph], Cabinet Office Japan, April 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1494216/japan-share-senior-cooking-meals-by-gender/
