Table 1 Extrapolation of the characteristics of adults, aged 18 to 39 years, from the 2010 National Fertility Survey to all Japanese adults aged 18 to 39 years, by sex and heterosexual experience status. Numbers are shown in 1000s
Women (N = 16,330) | Men (N = 16,860) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Heterosexual experience | All | Heterosexual experience | |||
No (n = 3256 [19.9%]) | Yes (n = 13,074 [80.1%]) | No (n = 3795 [22.5%]) | Yes (n = 13,065 [77.5%]) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age | ||||||
18–19 | 1145 (7.0) | 817 (25.1) | 327 (2.5) | 1210 (7.2) | 877 (23.1) | 327 (2.5) |
20–24 | 3034 (18.6) | 1146 (35.2) | 1883 (14.4) | 3143 (18.6) | 1249 (32.9) | 1894 (14.5) |
25–29 | 3457 (21.2) | 661 (20.3) | 2798 (21.4) | 3555 (21.1) | 653 (17.2) | 2900 (22.2) |
30–34 | 3985 (24.4) | 345 (10.6) | 3635 (27.8) | 4105 (24.3) | 524 (13.8) | 3580 (27.4) |
35–39 | 4710 (28.8) | 287 (8.8) | 4419 (33.8) | 4846 (28.7) | 493 (13.0) | 4351 (33.3) |
Marital Status | ||||||
Unmarried | 9071 (55.6) | 3256 (100) | 5818 (44.5) | 10,695 (63.4) | 3795 (100) | 6898 (52.8) |
Married | 7259 (44.4) | 0 (0) | 7256 (55.5) | 6165 (36.6) | 0 (0) | 6167 (47.2) |
Educationa | ||||||
High school or less | 6126 (37.5) | 1031 (31.7) | 5087 (38.9) | 7471 (44.3) | 1645 (43.3) | 5827 (44.6) |
Vocational school or short college | 5930 (36.3) | 978 (30.0) | 4955 (37.9) | 2880 (17.1) | 614 (16.2) | 2268 (17.4) |
Undergraduate studies | 4020 (24.6) | 1194 (36.7) | 2834 (21.7) | 5672 (33.6) | 1386 (36.5) | 4285 (32.8) |
Graduate studies | 254 (1.6) | 53 (1.6) | 198 (1.5) | 837 (5.0) | 151 (4.0) | 686 (5.2) |
Occupational Status | ||||||
Regular employee | 5280 (32.3) | 1065 (32.7) | 4213 (32.2) | 10,401 (61.7) | 1256 (33.1) | 9129 (69.9) |
Part-time or temporary worker | 4625 (28.3) | 778 (23.9) | 3848 (29.4) | 1981 (11.7) | 612 (16.1) | 1367 (10.5) |
Business owner or family business | 559 (3.4) | 51 (1.6) | 501 (3.8) | 1244 (7.4) | 121 (3.2) | 1121 (8.6) |
Unemployed | 4138 (25.3) | 304 (9.3) | 3834 (29.3) | 1119 (6.6) | 535 (14.1) | 588 (4.5) |
Student | 1728 (10.6) | 1058 (32.5) | 677 (5.2) | 2115 (12.5) | 1272 (33.5) | 861 (6.6) |
Annual Income (in JPY 10,000s)b | ||||||
0–99 | 9057 (55.5) | 1920 (59.0) | 7144 (54.6) | 5005 (29.7) | 2333 (61.5) | 2675 (20.5) |
100–299 | 4821 (29.5) | 981 (30.1) | 3841 (29.4) | 4092 (24.3) | 906 (23.9) | 3189 (24.4) |
300–499 | 2101 (12.9) | 321 (9.9) | 1779 (13.6) | 5468 (32.4) | 485 (12.8) | 4986 (38.2) |
500–799c | 351 (2.1) | 34 (1.0) | 310 (2.4) | 1992 (11.8) | 67 (1.8) | 1919 (14.7) |
≥ 800 | – | – | – | 303 (1.8) | 4 (0.1) | 297 (2.3) |
Region of Residenced | ||||||
Kanto | 5455 (33.4) | 1123 (34.5) | 4327 (33.1) | 5617 (33.3) | 1355 (35.7) | 4259 (32.6) |
Chubu | 3277 (20.1) | 632 (19.4) | 2641 (20.2) | 3379 (20.0) | 778 (20.5) | 2600 (19.9) |
Kinki | 2531 (15.5) | 596 (18.3) | 1935 (14.8) | 2486 (14.7) | 607 (16.0) | 1881 (14.4) |
Kyushu/Okinawa | 1891 (11.6) | 316 (9.7) | 1582 (12.1) | 2016 (12.0) | 376 (9.9) | 1646 (12.6) |
Chugoku/Shikoku | 1377 (8.4) | 274 (8.4) | 1098 (8.4) | 1496 (8.9) | 304 (8.0) | 1189 (9.1) |
Tohoku | 1247 (7.6) | 218 (6.7) | 1033 (7.9) | 1328 (7.9) | 300 (7.9) | 1032 (7.9) |
Hokkaido | 553 (3.4) | 101 (3.1) | 458 (3.5) | 539 (3.2) | 80 (2.1) | 457 (3.5) |
Area of residence: population size and density | ||||||
Non-densely inhabited area | 5498 (33.7) | 1146 (35.2) | 4354 (33.3) | 5732 (34.0) | 1309 (34.5) | 4429 (33.9) |
< 200,000 | 3492 (21.4) | 700 (21.5) | 2798 (21.4) | 3725 (22.1) | 827 (21.8) | 2900 (22.2) |
200,000 to < 1,000,000 | 3996 (24.5) | 729 (22.4) | 3269 (25.0) | 4096 (24.3) | 941 (24.8) | 3162 (24.2) |
≥ 1,000,000 | 3344 (20.5) | 681 (20.9) | 2667 (20.4) | 3307 (19.6) | 721 (19.0) | 2587 (19.8) |
Wish to get married in lifetime | ||||||
No | – | 461 (14.2) | – | – | 653 (17.2) | – |
Yes | – | 2795 (85.8) | – | – | 3142 (82.8) | – |