(4) Burdens and Worries concerning Child Rearing
Responses with "financial burdens" further increased, accounting for the largest proportion.
With regard to changes in burdens and worries concerning child rearing (multiple answers), the respondents with "financial burdens" significantly increased and accounted for the largest proportion (42.3%) for the first time since the 1st survey, followed by those with "lack of free time" (37.8%) (Figure 17, Table 13).
(multiple answers)
(multiple answers)
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
33.7
26.4
25.4
31.2
33.8
42.3
56.5
64.6
59.4
53.4
41.8
37.8
40.2
39.7
32.1
30.5
24.0
24.2
・
・
・
23.0
26.2
23.9
・
・
21.9
27.5
23.0
19.3
11.8
15.8
19.8
19.9
17.0
16.4
・
・
9.2
11.7
11.2
11.5
needed
・
・
12.0
11.1
10.5
10.6
about the child
・
・
5.0
8.2
7.6
8.5
・
・
7.0
7.5
7.2
7.8
・
34.1
22.7
15.1
8.7
6.5
・
・
6.0
6.7
6.4
6.4
・
・
8.6
7.3
7.8
6.0
sudden illness
・
・
3.4
3.4
3.7
3.9
3.3
6.3
4.0
3.8
4.4
3.5
parents
・
・
1.2
1.6
2.1
2.6
・
・
・
2.5
2.4
1.5
・
・
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.4
6.0
3.9
3.0
3.4
3.4
3.5
19.7
12.2
13.0
12.1
15.5
15.6
0.5
2.1
0.7
0.9
2.1
1.8
As for changes in "financial burdens" from the time of the 5th survey, the respondents with "started feeling burdens from the time of the 6th survey" accounted for 17.2% and those with "did not feel burdens at the time of the 6th survey" 8.7%.
On the other hand, concerning the respondents with "lack of free time", the highest in the past surveys, the proportion of "did not feel burdens at the time of the 6th survey" was 16.0% and that of "started feeling burdens from the time of the 6th survey" 11.9%.
As children grow, respondents come to feel no burdens from what they used to feel burdens and the types of their worries change (Figure 18).
(multiple answers) from the time of the 5th survey
surveys (total number of replies: 35,886).
survey among those who replied to feel burdens in the 5th survey.
"Felt burdens at the time of both the 5th and 6th surveys" indicates the respondents who replied to feel burdens in the 6th
survey among those who replied to feel burdens in the 5th survey.
"Started feeling burdens from the time of the 6th survey" indicates the respondents who replied to feel burdens in the 6th
survey among those who did not reply to feel burdens in the 5th survey.
Burdens and worries concerning child rearing vary in relation to mothers’ employment status and time to return home.
According to the breakdown of major burdens and worries concerning child rearing in relation to mothers’ employment status and time to return home, "financial burdens" accounted for the highest proportion of 44.8% among "unemployed" mothers, followed by "lack of free time" (36.2%) and "physical burdens" (27.1%).
As for mothers who are employed or students and whose time to return home is "before 6:00 pm", the highest proportion is 42.9% for "financial burdens", followed by "lack of free time" (35.5%) and "no tolerance toward the child" (22.8%).
On the other hand, as for mothers whose time to return home is "after 6:00 pm", the highest proportion is 43.9% for "lack of free time", followed by "financial burdens" (36.8%) and "no tolerance toward the child" (27.2%), showing that burdens and worries vary in relation to mothers’ employment status and time to return home (Figure 19).
employment status and time to return home (multiple answers)
38,201).
mothers to total are as follows.
Mothers’ time to return home: "Unemployed": 46.7%
"Employed or student (after 6:00 pm)" (6:00 pm- before 6:00 am): 19.7%
Respondents: "A mother only": 92.6%, "A father only": 5.7%, "Parents only": 1.0%,
"Other combinations": 0.3%, "Unknown": 0.4%