Average time on parenting of fathers on weekdays Japan 2020, by status of the mother

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 26, 2022

According to a survey conducted from September to October 2020, about 34 percent of fathers in Japan whose spouses worked as permanent employees spent one to two hours a day on average on parenting. At the same time, more than 10 percent of fathers with full-time working partners spent four hours or more on parenting on weekdays, the highest share among all surveyed fathers.

Average time spent on parenting among fathers of infants on a weekday in Japan as of October 2020, by work status of the mother

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

September to October, 2020

Number of respondents

1,537 respondents

Special properties

respondents with a child aged from 3 years and 6 months to 4 years and 5 months

Method of interview

Postal questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Original question: "How much time do you spend a day on average on parenting? Please designate the time you spend with your children (excluding sleeping hours)."

Sample size:
mother working as permanent employee n=400
mother working as part-time worker n=341
mother acting as full-time housewife n=506

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