世論 What Japan Thinks

Today is Mother’s Day in Japan and many other countries around the world, so I present this survey from goo Ranking into when Japan thinks “Thank you Mum!”.

Demographics

Between the 23rd and 25th of March 2009 1,043 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 52.2% of the sample were male, 7.8% in their teens, 17.1% in their twenties, 28.2% in their thirties, 24.8% in their forties, 11.4% in their fifties, and 10.7% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

Looking at the list, number 19 is a bit strange to me. I can see the point behind it, but it just seems an odd thing to highlight. For me, number 20 is probably the one that resonates the most with me – I love baking cakes, yet my wife who is very good in the kitchen cannot bake at all, so it does always impress her. My interest is due to being taught as a kid by Mum.

Since it’s Mother’s Day, the above is for a change a sensible photo from Mothers&amp:Daughters on flickr.

Ranking results

Q: When do you think “Thank you Mum!”? (Sample size=1,043)

Rank		Score
1	When she looked after me when I was ill	100
2	When I returned to the parental home and she cooked my favourite foods	86.3
3	When living alone and I realised how hard cooking for myself is	83.8
4	When I too had a child	80.9
5	When I got married	68.4
6=	When everyone else was against me, but she alone supported me	60.3
6=	When living alone and she sent me some food	60.3
8	When I realised she had been saving money secretly for me	60.0
9	When she went without so she could buy something for me	58.4
10	When she waited up until late at night for my return	52.8
11	When she got in touch just to see how I was	52.5
12	When she comforted me when I was depressed	50.6
13	When she listened quietly to my grumbles	45.6
14	When living alone and I realised how hard cleaning is	44.7
15	When she looked after my own children	44.4
16	When I became an adult	32.2
17=	When I heard a song about mothers	21.9
17=	When someone praised my manners, demeanor	21.9
19	When I spent a year without catching a single cold	15.0
20	When someone praised my cooking skills	11.9