The statistic illustrates the results of a survey conducted every five years since 1976 about the average time spent on personal hygiene activities on weekdays among people living in Japan. In 2016, people in Japan spent on average 82 minutes on personal care during weekdays, equaling about one hour and 22 minutes, and representing the highest amount of time during the surveyed period.
Weekdays average time spent on personal care among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016
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Characteristic
Time use in minutes
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foreigners living in Japan are included; working and nonworking population included
Method of interview
Questionnaire and personal interview
Supplementary notes
Data prior to 2016 comes from previous surveys. The Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities has been conducted every five years.
Number of respondents:
2011 n=200,000
2006 n=200,000
2001 n=200,000
1996 n=270,000
Methodologies/sample rates of surveys prior to 1996 are not shown by the source.
Publication date given here is the day of the last update.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2017). Weekdays average time spent on personal care among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874840/japan-time-spent-personal-care-weekday-average/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Weekdays average time spent on personal care among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes)." Chart. September 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874840/japan-time-spent-personal-care-weekday-average/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2017). Weekdays average time spent on personal care among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874840/japan-time-spent-personal-care-weekday-average/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Weekdays Average Time Spent on Personal Care among People in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874840/japan-time-spent-personal-care-weekday-average/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Weekdays average time spent on personal care among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874840/japan-time-spent-personal-care-weekday-average/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Weekdays average time spent on personal care among people in Japan from 1976 to 2016 (in minutes) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/874840/japan-time-spent-personal-care-weekday-average/
