世論 What Japan Thinks

As another part of their 91st Ranking Research, DIMSDRIVE Research looked at what people thought was the cause of their bad eyesight. We’ve seen previously how most Japanese wear glasses, so let’s have a look at why they do. No, that reason was not included in the answers! They interviewed 4,347 people (perhaps all thought their eyesight was bad) from their internet monitor group over a period of a week in the middle of August.

The main reason my eyes are wonky, I suspect, is as a child I spent a lot of time staring at the sun.

Q: Tell me what comes to mind as the reason your eyesight went bad. (Sample size=4,347, free answer)

Rank	Reason	Votes	Percentage
1	Reading books or manga	732	16.8%
2	Aging process	455	10.5%
3	Genetic or from birth	408	9.4%
4	Computers	252	5.8%
5	Television	222	5.1%
6	Television games	189	4.35%
7	Studying	159	3.7%
8	Work	131	3.0%
9	Overuse or abuse of eyes	62	1.4%
10	Posture	55	1.3%

I’m not really sure how posture is supposed to affect eyesight!

Q: Tell me what comes to mind as the reason your eyesight went bad. (Sample size=4,347, by sex, free answer)

Rank	Men N=2,268	Votes	Women N=2,079	Votes
1	Reading books or manga	303	Reading books or manga	429
2	Aging process	275	Genetic or from birth	244
3	Genetic or from birth	164	Aging process	180
4	Computers	137	Computers	115
5	Television	128	Television	94
6	Television games	105	Television games	84
7	Studying	102	Work	63
8	Work	68	Studying	57
9	Overuse or abuse of eyes	34	Posture	33
10	Illness or injury	24	Overuse or abuse of eyes	28

Looking at the detailed breakdown by age and sex for interesting answers, I cannot find any!