Barely two percent of Japanese admit to illegally downloading music
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Although previous surveys have shown that 4% used P2P software at the time of the survey, this recent survey reported on by japan.internet.com and conducted by Marsh Research on the use of audio-visual contents on home computers shows a slightly different picture.
Demographics
Between the 28th of February and the 3rd of March 2008 300 members of the Marsh online monitor panel with a computer at home completed a private internet-based questionnaire. The sample was exactly 50:50 male and female, with 20.0% in their teens, 20.0% in their twenties, 20.0% in their thirties, 20.0% in their forties, 13.3% in their fifties, and 6.7% in their sixties.
Note that Marsh Research are a new-to-me research company.
I don’t bother downloading music myself, but I may or may not have occasionally downloaded a movie or two of dubious provenance, not that I actually ever have time to watch them! Having said that, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is playing in the background as I translate this article.
Research results
Q1: Do you watch videos or listen to music on your home computer? (Sample size=)
Watch videos (to SQ1 and SQ2) 14.0% Listen to music (to SQ3 and SQ4) 4.3% Do both (to all SQs) 66.3% Do neither 15.3% Q1SQ1: How do you obtain the videos you view? (Sample size=254, multiple answer)
Votes Percentage Video sharing site 158 65.6% DVD software 110 45.6% Video delivery service 105 43.6% Other 6 2.4% Whether the video sharing sites or delivery services are legitimate or not is a question that is not answered!
Q1SQ2: How long do you spend per week watching videos? (Sample size=254)
One hour or less 38.6% One to two hours 22.8% Two to five hours 22.0% Five to ten hours 11.6% Ten hours or more 4.9% Q1SQ3: How do you obtain the music you listen to? (Sample size=212, multiple answer)
Votes Percentage Ripped from CD 190 89.6% Bought online 40 18.9% Made myself 12 5.7% Other 7 3.3% Q1SQ4: How many music tracks do you have? (Sample size=212)
Less than 50 tracks 34.4% 50 to 99 tracks 17.9% 100 to 249 tracks 13.2% 250 to 499 tracks 11.8% 500 to 999 tracks 8.1% 1,000 tracks or more 14.6%
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