世論 What Japan Thinks

japan.internet.com reported on goo Research’s first regular Social Networking Service (SNS) usage survey. They interviewed by means of a private internet poll 1,067 members of their monitor group. 56.3% of these surveyed were female, 1.6% were in their teens, 20.8% in their twenties, 43.2% in their thirties, 21.4% in their forties, 9.1% in their fifties, and 3.9% in their sixties.

I really should join mixi just for the sake of seeing what the fuss is all about, as as I occassionally get searches from people looking for invites to said service. If any of my readers could oblige, I would be most grateful!

Q1: Are you using a Social Networking Service (SNS)? (Sample size=1,067)

Currently using one (to Q2 and Q3)	19.3%
Used to use on, but now I don’t	5.3%
Never used one	44.7%
Don’t know what an SNS is	30.6%

Looking at the 19.3%, or 206 people currently using SNS, 73.3% were members of just one, and 18.4% participated in two. When asked to choose which one they used the most, 83.5% not suprisingly selected mixi.

Q2: About how frequently do you log in to an SNS? (Sample size=206)

Once a day or more	51.0%
Once every two or three days	25.7%
Once a week	12.1%
Once a month	5.8%
Less than once per month	6.3%

Q3: What are your objectives in using an SNS? (Sample size=206, multiple answer)

	Votes	Percentage
Communicate with friends and family	137	66.5%
Find people with the same hobbies	85	41.3%
Gather information	81	39.3%
No particular reason or just to fill idle moments	78	37.9%
To publish my own diary or photos	70	34.0%
Business reasons	8	3.9%
Other	3	1.5%

Finally, the whole of the 1,067 person saple were asked if they thought the invitation-only policy was good. 43.7% thought it was, 16.7% thought it wasn’t, with the remaining either undecided or unsure.