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? - The economy would be much more efficient."
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Opinion on efficient economy through robots doing human work 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 a much more efficient economy due to robots and computers doing much of the current human work. The survey revealed that the majority of respondents, about ** percent, thought that the economy would be much more efficient if robots and computers were able to do much of human labor.
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Pew Research Center. (November 12, 2018). People's opinion on the possibility of a much more efficient economy through robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/943355/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-more-efficient-economy/
Pew Research Center. "People's opinion on the possibility of a much more efficient economy through robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018." Chart. November 12, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/943355/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-more-efficient-economy/
Pew Research Center. (2018). People's opinion on the possibility of a much more efficient economy through robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/943355/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-more-efficient-economy/
Pew Research Center. "People's Opinion on The Possibility of a Much More Efficient Economy through Robots and Computers Doing Much of Human Labor in Japan as of 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 12 Nov 2018, /statistics/943355/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-more-efficient-economy/
Pew Research Center, People's opinion on the possibility of a much more efficient economy through robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/943355/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-more-efficient-economy/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
People's opinion on the possibility of a much more efficient economy through robots and computers doing much of human labor in Japan as of 2018 [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/943355/japan-expectations-robots-human-work-more-efficient-economy/