世論 What Japan Thinks

Two silly rankings for the price of one today! This time goo Ranking looked at what people think they’ll have to give up once they marry, for both men and women.

Demographics

Over the 21st and 22nd of March 2008 1,036 people from the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.7% were male, 7.0% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 30.1% in their thirties, 27.0% in their forties, 10.9% in their fifties, and 10.2% aged sixty or over. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample. Only the single people were asked today’s questions.

For me, I realised that I’d have to give motorbike riding, not that that was much of a hardship in Japan as for three months it’s too cold and for four it’s far too hot to ride, and living around Osaka it’s a long ride before you get to much in the way of interesting terrain. Just about everything else I had to give up was a good thing, from beer to regular delivery pizza.

Number 5 for women is a telling one, as are the two 15s for men…

What will you or did you regret giving up for marriage?

Ranking results

Q: What do you think you’ll have to give up if you marry? (Sample size=single men)

Rank		Score
1	Go-kon, dating parties	100
2	Going for meals, hanging out with other women	90.0
3	Not coming home before dawn	83.3
4	Loans	63.3
5	Visiting clubs (including hostess ones)	61.7
6	Impulse buying	55.8
7=	Tuning up car	58.3
7=	Gambling	58.3
9	Allowance from parents	48.3
10	Smoking	42.5
11	Going out drinking more than twice a month	40.0
12	Staying up late	36.7
13	Spending more than 10,000 yen on a round of golf, etc	35.8
14	Rock climbing, other dangerous sports	33.3
15=	Preparing food	31.7
15=	Washing clothes	31.7
17	Spending more than 1,000 yen on lunch	28.3
18=	Junk food	27.5
18=	Taking taxis	27.5
20	Collecting things (figurines, stamps, etc)	23.3

Q: What do you think you’ll have to give up if you marry? (Sample size=single women)

Rank		Score
1	Go-kon, dating parties	100
2	Going for meals, hanging out with other men	83.0
3	Not coming home before dawn	74.5
4	Impulse buying	62.1
5	Work	58.8
6	Allowance from parents	41.2
7	Going out drinking more than twice a month	39.9
8	Loans	38.6
9	Staying up late	35.9
10	Buying branded items	33.3
11	Spending more than 10,000 yen on a round of golf, etc	28.1
12	Visiting convenience stores	25.5
13	Taking taxis	24.2
14=	Spending more than 1,000 yen on lunch	22.9
14=	Smoking	22.9
16	Gambling	21.6
17	Eating at posh restaurants	19.0
18	Visiting clubs (including host ones)	19.0
19	Rock climbing, other dangerous sports	17.0
20	Junk food	16.3