television programs include real-time television, time-shift television, and internet television services (such as TVer, NHK+, and YouTube, etc.); multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Postal questionnaire
Supplementary notes
Sample size of age groups:
16 to 29 years: n=234
30 to 39 years: n=213
40 to 49 years: n=374
50 to 59 years: n=375
60 to 69 years: n=378
70 years and above: n=587
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Leading devices for watching TV Japan 2021, by age group
According to a survey conducted in Japan from October to December 2021, ** percent of respondents aged 60 to 69 years old used television sets to watch television programs. The survey showed that older age cohorts used television sets to a higher degree than younger ones, while younger age groups used smartphones more than older age cohorts did.
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