Original question: "If robots and computers were able to do much of the work currently being done by humans, do you think each of the following is likely or not likely to happen in Japan as a result? - Inequality between rich and poor would be much worse than it is today"
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Opinion on worsening inequality between rich and poor due to robots Japan 2018
The statistic depicts the results of a survey conducted between May and June 2018 in Japan about people's opinion on the possibility of inequality between rich and poor to worsen due to robots and computers doing much of human's current work. The survey revealed that the majority of respondents, about ** percent, thought that the economic equality would likely worsen, if robots were able to do much of human labor.
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Pew Research Center. (November 12, 2018). People's expectations on increasing inequality between rich and poor due to robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/943337/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-rich-poor-inequality-much-worse/
Pew Research Center. "People's expectations on increasing inequality between rich and poor due to robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018." Chart. November 12, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/943337/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-rich-poor-inequality-much-worse/
Pew Research Center. (2018). People's expectations on increasing inequality between rich and poor due to robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/943337/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-rich-poor-inequality-much-worse/
Pew Research Center. "People's Expectations on Increasing Inequality between Rich and Poor Due to Robots and Computers Doing Much of Human Labor in Japan as of 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Nov 2018, /statistics/943337/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-rich-poor-inequality-much-worse/
Pew Research Center, People's expectations on increasing inequality between rich and poor due to robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/943337/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-rich-poor-inequality-much-worse/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
People's expectations on increasing inequality between rich and poor due to robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/943337/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-rich-poor-inequality-much-worse/
