Japan: weekly average personal care time by gender 2021

In 2021, the weekly average time spent on activities related to personal hygiene among participants in Japan reached 93 minutes per day for women and 75 minutes per day for men. This equaled one hour and 33 minutes and one hour and 15 minutes respectively. During the surveyed period, female respondents spent on average more time on personal hygiene than male respondents.

Weekly average time spent on personal care among people in Japan from 1976 to 2021, by gender (in minutes)

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

October 16 to 24, 2021

Number of respondents

190,000 in approx. 91,000 households

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

foreigners living in Japan are included; working and nonworking population included

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

Data prior to 2021 comes from previous surveys. The Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities has been conducted every five years.
Number of respondents:
2016 n=200,000
2011 n=200,000
2006 n=200,000
2001 n=200,000
1996 n=270,000
Methodologies/sample rates of surveys prior to 1996 are not shown by the source.
Publication date given here is the day of the last update.

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