世論 What Japan Thinks

iBridge Research Plus recently conducted a survey into family phone bills, which was reported on by japan.internet.com.

Demographics

On the 12th of January 2010 300 married female members of the iBridge monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 6.0% of the sample were in their twenties, 38.3% in their thirties, 34.3% in their forties, 15.7% in their fifties, and 5.7% in their sixties.

Both our phone bills come out of the family budget. I personally run up 2,600 yen per month on just about the cheapest plan going, wifey 8,000 yen or so depending on how many voice calls she makes.

Without knowing the number of people with school-aged mobile phone owning children, it’s difficult to judge if the 41 people in Q1SQ1 who pay children’s bills is large or small.

Research results

Q1: Do you pay mobile phone bills from the family budget? (Sample size=300)

Yes, pay it all (to SQs)	71.3%
Yes, pay part of it (to SQs)	16.0%
No, don’t pay any of it	9.7%
No, don’t have mobile phones	3.0%

Q1SQ1: Whose mobile phone bills do you pay from the family budget? (Sample size=262, multiple answer)

	Votes	Percentage
Husband	208	79.4%
My own	204	77.9%
Children	41	15.6%
Own parents	4	1.5%
Husband’s parents	2	0.8%
Own brothers, sisters	0	0.0%
Husband’s brothers, sisters	0	0.0%
Grandchildren	0	0.0%
Other	0	0.0%

Q1SQ2: How much per month do you pay in total for mobile phone bills? (Sample size=262)

Under 2,000 yen	1.1%
2,000 to 2,999 yen	4.6%
3,000 to 3,999 yen	5.0%
4,000 to 4,999 yen	8.4%
5,000 to 5,999 yen	8.8%
6,000 to 9,999 yen	25.2%
10,000 to 14,999 yen	23.3%
15,000 to 19,999 yen	11.8%
20,000 to 29,999 yen	9.9%
30,000 yen or more	1.9%