Japan: reasons to worry about COVID-19 on trains 2020

In September 2020, around 87 percent of people surveyed in Japan responded in light of COVID-19 that they felt anxious on trains because there are many places that hands touch. Each of the other reasons also incited anxiety for 80 percent or more of respondents.
The same group of people was, furthermore, asked about boarding circumstances they want to avoid.

Leading reasons to feel anxious about COVID-19 on trains in Japan as of September 2020

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

September 4 to 5, 2020

Number of respondents

1,916 respondents*

Age group

20 to 69 years

Special properties

resposnse rate of "great anxiety" and "some anxiety"

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*1,916 out of 2,074 total respondents answered that they felt "great anxiety", "some anxiety", or "neither-nor" on trains (except high-speed rail).

Examples given for reasons 2) to 5):
2) "There are no rules about not wearing a mask or leaving space of one person's seat empty."
3) "Before or while riding on a train, you do not know the level of congestion in real-time: you are left with your judgment."
4) "Fear whether the train gets disinfected orderly and thoroughly when necessary."
5) "Fear whether the train is ventilated orderly and thoroughly when necessary."

Respondents could select between "great anxiety", "some anxiety", "neither-nor", "hardly any anxiety", and "no anxiety".

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