| Note: | The figures are based on the total number of responses to the 5th survey (total number of replies: 39,809). |
66.4% of respondents gfeel burdensh resulting from child-rearing expenditures, and the most burdensome expenditure is gexpenses for nursery school or kindergarten.h
66.4% of respondents gfeel burdensh resulting from child-rearing expenditures, with 17.5% gfeeling substantial burdensh and 48.9% gfeeling some burdensh (Figure 20).
In the breakdown of burdensome expenditures, the largest proportion of respondents felt the burden of gexpenses for nursery school or kindergarten,h accounting for 80.7%, followed by gclothing (including shoes) expensesh (39.7%) and gmedical expensesh (32.5%) (Figure 21).
The monthly expenditure on child rearing has been on the increase (Figure 22).
Figure 20 Burden of child-rearing expenditures
| Note: | The figures are based on the total number of responses to the 5th survey (total number of replies: 39,809). |
Figure 21 Burdensome child-rearing expenditures (multiple answers)
| Notes: | 1) | The figures are based on the responses to the 5th survey for those replying gfeel substantial burdensh or gfeel some burdensh (total number of replies: 26,424). |
| 2) | Respondents were asked to list the three most burdensome child-rearing expenditures. |
Figure 22 Changes in the monthly expenditure on child rearing
| Notes: | 1) | The figures are based on the total number of responses to the 3rd through 5th surveys (total number of replies: 38,277). |
| 2) | The monthly expenditure on child rearing is rounded to the nearest 10,000, and the amount categories are as follows: gUnder 5,000 yenh: Under 5,000 yen g10,000 yenh: 5,000 - 14,999 yen g20,000 yenh: 15,000 - 24,999 yen g30,000 yenh: 25,000 - 34,999 yen g40,000 yenh: 35,000 - 44,999 yen g50,000 yenh: 45,000 - 54,999 yen g55,000 yen or overh: 55,000 yen or over |