世論 What Japan Thinks

With tomorrow being Mothers Day in Japan, here’s an interesting look by iShare at issues relating to Mothers Day.

Demographics

Between the 19th and 22nd of April 2010 468 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 59.0% of the sample were male, 29.9% in their twenties, 33.1% in their thirties, and 37.0% in their forties.

I never had a period of hating my mother, and I’m not just saying that because I know she reads my blog! However, I’ve never bought her a Mothers Day present as she doesn’t believe in that sort of thing, although I did once send her a bunch of flowers that I won in a Mothers Day promotion at a supermarket. The wife makes sure her mother gets a present every year, and this year was an alpaca cushion with a cherry blossom pot-pouri in its bum…

Research results

Q1: Is your mother alive and well? (Sample size=468)

	All	Male N=276	Female N=192
Yes (to SQ1)	86.5%	87.0%	85.9%
No	13.5%	13.0%	14.1%

I’m not sure if the above question includes mothers who have disappeared due to divorce custody issues, etc.

Q1SQ1: When you were a child (under 20 years old), did you go through periods where you hated your mother? (Sample size=405)

	All	Male N=240	Female N=165
Yes (to SQ2 onwards)	39.3%	33.8%	47.3%
No (to SQ4 onwards)	60.7%	66.3%	52.7%

Q1SQ2: At which ages did you go through periods where you hated your mother? (Sample size=159, multiple answer)

	All	Male N=81	Female N=78
Before elementary school	11.3%	9.9%	12.8%
1st, 2nd year of elementary school	17.0%	14.8%	19.2%
3rd, 4th year of elementary school	21.4%	23.5%	19.2%
5th, 6th year of elementary school	42.1%	40.7%	43.6%
Middle school	69.8%	63.0%	76.9%
High school	47.2%	40.7%	53.8%
19 years old	32.7%	24.7%	41.0%

Q1SQ3: Do you currently like your mother? (Sample size=159)

	All	Male N=81	Female N=78
Like her	69.2%	67.9%	70.5%
Dislike her	30.8%	32.1%	29.5%

Q1SQ4: Did you celebrate Mothers Day last year with your mother? Give her a present, buy her a meal, take her on a trip, etc. (Sample size=405)

	All	Male N=240	Female N=165
Yes	49.6%	43.3%	58.8%
No	50.4%	56.7%	41.2%

Q1SQ5A: Will you celebrate Mothers Day this year with your mother? (Sample size=405)

	All	Male N=240	Female N=165
Yes	30.4%	25.8%	37.0%
Probably	32.8%	32.1%	33.9%
No	36.8%	42.1%	29.1%

Q1SQ5B: Will you celebrate Mothers Day this year with your mother? (Sample size=405)

	All	Haters N=159	Lovers N=246
Yes	30.4%	25.8%	33.3%
Probably	32.8%	35.8%	30.9%
No	36.8%	38.4%	35.8%