世論 What Japan Thinks

Here are some interesting figures from Point On Research, reported on by japan.internet.com, into the matter of the degree of dependence on mobile phones

Demographics

On the 13th of October 2009 800 mobile phone users completed a mobile phone-internet based questionnaire. The sample was exactly 50:50 male and female, 25.0% in their teens, 25.0% in their twenties, 25.0% in their thirties, and 25.0% in their forties.

One thing that’s not clear from the using it in the toilet bit is if it is one’s home toilet, a public toilet, or a toilet at work, as hiding in the toilets at the office to send furtive email is quite popular at my place of work, for instance.

Research results

Q1: Which mobile phone provider are you currently using? (Sample size=800)

NTT docomo	48.9%
au by KDDI	43.0%
SoftBank	7.9%
Other	0.3%

Next, the sample were asked how frequently they used their mobile phone each day. 29.1% used it about once every 30 minutes, 22.0% once an hour, 10.4% once every two hours, 12.1% once every three hours, 4.8% twice a day, 1.5% once a day.

Q2: If your mobile phone is out of sight, do you feel uneasy? (Sample size=800)

Very much so	23.6%
A little	52.5%
Not at all	23.9%

Q3: Do you use your mobile phone in the toilet? (Sample size=800)

Almost every day	23.3%
Sometimes	55.6%
Never	21.1%

Q4: Do you use your mobile phone in the bath? (Sample size=800)

Almost every day	4.6%
Sometimes	18.6%
Never	76.8%

Q5: Do you feel dependent on your mobile phone? (Sample size=800)

Very much so	34.8%
A little	53.3%
Not at all	11.9%

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