世論 What Japan Thinks

A recent very detailed survey from Macromill Research Inc looked at the matter of cooking and married couples’ relationships

Demographics

Between the 2nd and 4th of April 2010 516 married female members of the Macromill monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 25.0% of the sample were in their twenties, 25.0% in their thirties, 25.0% in their forties, and 25.0% aged fifty or older.

My wife would like me to cook occasionally, perhaps once a month, but due to a combination of my only decent dish being a flan or quiche, we neve quite having the right ingredients in, and my general slow speed in the kitchen, I haven’t actually cooked for years! However, I always help in the kitchen, from making the tea to tidying up and washing the dishes.

Research results

Q10: Even if I’m busy, I want my husband to eat home cooking. Do you agree? (Sample size=516)

	Agree	Perhaps agree	Perhaps disagree	Disagree
All	14.7%	44.8%	31.6%	8.9%
Twenties N=129	25.6%	42.6%	24.0%	7.8%
Thirties N=129	11.6%	46.5%	31.8%	10.1%
Forties N=129	11.6%	39.5%	40.3%	8.5%
Fifty plus N=129	10.1%	50.4%	30.2%	9.3%

Q11: I’m happy even if my husband’s cooking is disgusting. Do you agree? (Sample size=516)

	Agree	Perhaps agree	Perhaps disagree	Disagree
All	24.2%	35.5%	25.2%	15.1%
Twenties N=129	37.2%	34.9%	16.3%	11.6%
Thirties N=129	24.8%	38.8%	28.7%	7.8%
Forties N=129	14.0%	44.2%	27.1%	14.7%
Fifty plus N=129	20.9%	24.0%	28.7%	26.4%

Q12: Even if I’m busy, I don’t want to skimp on the effort I put into cooking. Do you agree? (Sample size=516)

	Agree	Perhaps agree	Perhaps disagree	Disagree
All	12.2%	31.2%	45.9%	10.7%
Twenties N=129	14.0%	31.8%	44.2%	10.1%
Thirties N=129	11.6%	25.6%	48.1%	14.7%
Forties N=129	10.9%	26.4%	54.3%	8.5%
Fifty plus N=129	12.4%	41.1%	37.2%	9.3%

Q13: I hate to say it, but my husband’s a better cook than me. Do you agree? (Sample size=516)

	Agree	Perhaps agree	Perhaps disagree	Disagree
All	10.7%	19.4%	39.7%	30.2%
Twenties N=129	17.8%	24.0%	38.0%	20.2%
Thirties N=129	12.4%	24.8%	32.6%	30.2%
Forties N=129	7.0%	20.2%	46.5%	26.4%
Fifty plus N=129	5.4%	8.5%	41.9%	44.2%

Q14: Has your husband ever made a comment about your cooking that really bit? (Sample size=516)

Yes (to SQ)	48.5%
No	51.5%

Q14SQ: What comments has your husband made a comment about your cooking that really bit? (Sample size=245, multiple answer, top 10)

Rank		Percentage
1	“Is this all?”	32.7%
2	Not a word	29.0%
3	“Could do with more salt”	19.2%
4	“Not tasty”	16.3%
5	“Tasteless”	11.0%
6	“Did you check the taste?”	10.6%
7=	“Did you have a failure?”	7.3%
7=	“My cooking’s better”	7.3%
9	“Did you make this yourself?”	6.1%
10	“Doesn’t taste like my mother’s”	4.5%

Q15: Does your husband cook once a week or more? (Sample size=516)

	Yes	No
All	23.1%	76.9%
Twenties N=129	25.6%	74.4%
Thirties N=129	29.5%	70.5%
Forties N=129	22.5%	77.5%
Fifty plus N=129	14.7%	85.3%
Both working N=207	27.1%	72.9%
Full-time housewife N=284	20.4%	79.6%
With children N=348	20.4%	79.6%
No children N=168	28.6%	71.4%

Q16: Does your husband help with preparing, tidying up after cooking once a week or more? (Sample size=516)

	Yes	No
All	39.0%	61.0%
Twenties N=129	48.1%	51.9%
Thirties N=129	43.4%	56.6%
Forties N=129	34.9%	65.1%
Fifty plus N=129	29.5%	70.5%
Both working N=207	42.0%	58.0%
Full-time housewife N=284	36.6%	63.4%
With children N=348	33.3%	66.7%
No children N=168	50.6%	49.4%

Q17: How satisfied are you with your relationship with your husband? (Sample size=516)

	Satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Dissatisfied
All	39.0%	47.3%	8.1%	5.6%

Husband helps with cooking, etc

	Satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Dissatisfied
Helps N=220	48.6%	42.7%	6.4%	2.3%
Doesn’t help N=296	31.8%	50.7%	9.5%	8.1%

Husband’s cooking skill

	Satisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Dissatisfied
Good N=34	67.6%	26.5%	2.9%	2.9%
Reasonable N=129	43.4%	48.1%	4.7%	3.9%
Not so good N=173	40.5%	43.9%	9.8%	5.8%
Poor N=180	28.9%	53.9%	10.0%	7.2%