respondents who listened to music within the past half year
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Survey question: "Which product or service did you use in order to enjoy music in the past half year? Please choose all items that apply."
Sample size of age groups:
12 to 19 years: n=602
20 to 29 years: n=539
30 to 39 years: n=341
40 to 49 years: n=326
50 to 59 years: n=307
60 to 69 years: n=332
Citation formats
Share of people who use AM/FM radio to listen to music Japan 2020, by age group
According to a survey conducted in Japan in December 2020, ** percent of respondents aged between 50 to 59 years old used AM or FM radio broadcasts in order to listen to music. While the share was almost equally high among people in their sixties, it was considerably lower among the younger age cohorts.
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