9) Advantages of having the babies

Table 13　Advantages of having the babies, by the number of siblings (multiple answer)

(unit: %)

Total Advantages (multiple answer) 　 No advantages Not stated Family became happier Familiar people were delighted Life became worthwhile Elder children had siblings The friends increased in number by bringing up the baby Views spread out by bringing up the baby Others Total 47,010 　 46,669 37,193 36,724 25,557 21,668 12,285 20,639 4,464 200 141 　 100.0 99.3 79.1 78.1 54.4 46.1 26.1 Z43.9 9.5 0.4 0.3 One child (him/herself) 22,953 100.0 99.3 81.4 89.7 66.6 0.2 32.8 59.6 10.4 0.4 0.3 Two children 17,317 100.0 99.5 75.8 68.5 41.9 93.5 20.6 30.3 7.6 0.2 0.2 Three children and over 6,740 100.0 98.5 80.0 63.5 44.6 80.6 17.7 25.5 11.1 1.1 0.4

Note：

The siblings were those who stayed together with the babies at the time of the survey. There are some respondents in the category of "One child" and "Elder children had siblings", because they did not stay together with the babies.

Chart8　Advantages of having the babies, by the respondents (multiple answer)