世論 What Japan Thinks

You may remember last month I published a survey on what makes Japanese women run a mile, so now it’s time to look with goo Ranking at what female actions make men run a mile at drinking parties.

Demographics

Between the 21st and 24th of December 2007 1,094 members of the goo Research monitor panel completed a private online questionnaire. 45.6% of the sample was male, 8.8% were in their teens, 15.6% in their twenties, 29.1% in their thirties, 26.8% in their forties, 10.7% in their fifties, and 9.0% aged sixty or older. Obviously only the male 45.6%, or 499 people, answered this particular question. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

The most obvious difference between this and the previous survey is groping! It was the top hate for women, but the bottom one for men. Another notable exception from the men’s list is the number 7 from the women’s list, pestering someone for their phone number! My top two would have to be smoking and poor table manners.

Ranking results

Q: What female behaviour at drinking parties makes you want to run a mile? (Sample size=499)

Rank	Action	Score
1	Checking her mobile phone frequently	100
2	Ill-mannered way of eating or drinking	94.7
3	Boastful talk	91.3
4	Smoking beside me	85.4
5	Not giving much of a response when talked to	76.2
6	Only talking with other females	67.0
7	Inconsiderate	64.1
8	Talking only about her boyfriend	64.1
9	Demanding to see my party-piece	59.7
10	Speaking to just one male	55.3
11	Asking to pay “ladies’ rate”	54.4
12	Whinging	49.5
13	Wanting to control the party	40.3
14	Trying to be the centre of attention	39.3
15	Only talking about her friends	37.9
16	Telling unfunny jokes	37.4
17	Offering alcohol despite me refusing	35.4
18	Even though first meeting, calling me by my first name	34.0
19	Grilling me on private matters	30.1
20	Touching my body	28.2