When one wishes one was single again in Japan

By Ken Y-N ( November 12, 2012 at 00:02) ? Filed under Polls, Rankings

goo Ranking also recently looked at the moments when people wish they were single again, for both women and men.

Demographics

Over the 5th and 6th of October 2012 1,064 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 58.2% of the sample were female, 10.5% in their teens, 13.7% in their twenties, 26.6% in their thirties, 27.6% in their forties, 11.7% in their fifties, and 9.9% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

For me, it?s not getting time to myself, or more precisely, realising that I?ve spent most of the weekend or the evening watching nonsense on the telly just to keep my wife company on the sofa. Second, it?s not having the freedom to spend money on even just cheap PC upgrades, or to get a tablet computer, etc.

Ranking result

Q: What moments make you wish you were single again? (Sample size=619, female)

Rank	?	Score
1	When I realise I?m spending every day on housework	100
2	When I cannot easily go out drinking with friends	94.9
3	When I cannot get any time for myself	81.0
4	When I make a plan to go out but have to get permission from my husband	78.5
5	When I realise I haven?t been on a trip with my friends for a while	74.7
6	When I cannot buy the things I want	64.6
7	When I have a row with my husband but there?s nowhere to go	54.4
8	When I have to go to a family gathering	50.6
9	When it becomes a bother to meet relatives for New Year, summer, etc	43.7
10=	When I see my friends splashing out money	41.8
10=	When I cannot get on with my parents-in-laws	41.8
12	When my pocket money decreases	37.3
13	When I see my husband lazing around in the house	32.3
14	When it is decided I have to move in with the parents-in-laws	29.7
15	When I learn about my friends getting lost in their hobbies	29.1
16	When my husband is opposed to something I want	27.8
17	When I have to worry about the last train home when out drinking	26.6
18	When a friend finds a new partner	20.3
19	When all my good friends are all still single	18.4
20	When I realise that I haven?t been out with just my husband for a while	17.1
21	When I see photos of my friends having fun on Facebook, etc	15.8
22	When I cannot get along with my brothers-, sisters-in-law	15.2
23	When I find out a friend is attracting people of the opposite sex	11.4
24	When a friend comes for a consultation on love matters	8.9
25	When I cannot get along with my children?s parents	6.3

Q: What moments make you wish you were single again? (Sample size=445, male)

Rank	?	Score
1	When my pocket money decreases	100
2	When I make a plan to go out but have to get permission from my wife	93.4
3	When I cannot get any time for myself	77.0
4	When I have a row with my wife but there?s nowhere to go	73.8
5=	When I cannot easily go out drinking with friends	68.9
5=	When I cannot buy the things I want	68.9
7	When I have to worry about the last train home when out drinking	49.2
8	When my wife is opposed to something I want	47.5
9	When I see my friends splashing out money	42.6
10	When I realise I haven?t been on a trip with my friends for a while	41.0
11	When a friend finds a new partner	37.7
12	When I find out a friend is attracting people of the opposite sex	34.4
13=	When I realise that I haven?t been out with just my wife for a while	32.8
13=	When it becomes a bother to meet relatives for New Year, summer, etc	32.8
15	When I cannot get on with my parents-in-laws	29.5
16=	When I realise I?m spending every day on housework	26.2
16=	When I learn about my friends getting lost in their hobbies	26.2
18	When I have to go to a family gathering	24.6
19	When I see my wife lazing around in the house	21.3
20	When a friend comes for a consultation on love matters	14.8
21	When it is decided I have to move in with the parents-in-laws	9.8
22=	When all my good friends are all still single	6.6
22=	When I see photos of my friends having fun on Facebook, etc	6.6
24	When I cannot get along with my children?s parents	3.3
25	When I cannot get along with my brothers-, sisters-in-law	1.6

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