What Will You Give Up If You Marry: Japanese Poll

This time goo Ranking asked Japanese single people an interesting question: What do you think you'll have to give up once you get married, for both Japanese girls and guys. Let's find out their answers:

Demographics

Over the 21st and 22nd of March 2008 1,036 people from the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.7% were male, 7.0% in their teens, 14.7% in their twenties, 30.1% in their thirties, 27.0% in their forties, 10.9% in their fifties, and 10.2% aged sixty or over.

Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample. Only single people were asked this question.

What will you give up or did you regret giving up for marriage?

Ranking results

Q: What do you think you’ll have to give up if you marry? (Sample size=single men)

Rank		Score
1	Go-kon, dating parties	100
2	Going for meals, hanging out with other women	90.0
3	Not coming home before dawn	83.3
4	Loans	63.3
5	Visiting clubs (including hostess ones)	61.7
6	Impulse buying	55.8
7=	Tuning up car	58.3
7=	Gambling	58.3
9	Allowance from parents	48.3
10	Smoking	42.5
11	Going out drinking more than twice a month	40.0
12	Staying up late	36.7
13	Spending more than 10,000 yen on a round of golf, etc	35.8
14	Rock climbing, other dangerous sports	33.3
15=	Preparing food	31.7
15=	Washing clothes	31.7
17	Spending more than 1,000 yen on lunch	28.3
18=	Junk food	27.5
18=	Taking taxis	27.5
20	Collecting things (figurines, stamps, etc)	23.3

Q: What do you think you’ll have to give up if you marry? (Sample size=single women)

Rank		Score
1	Go-kon, dating parties	100
2	Going for meals, hanging out with other men	83.0
3	Not coming home before dawn	74.5
4	Impulse buying	62.1
5	Work	58.8
6	Allowance from parents	41.2
7	Going out drinking more than twice a month	39.9
8	Loans	38.6
9	Staying up late	35.9
10	Buying branded items	33.3
11	Spending more than 10,000 yen on a round of golf, etc	28.1
12	Visiting convenience stores	25.5
13	Taking taxis	24.2
14=	Spending more than 1,000 yen on lunch	22.9
14=	Smoking	22.9
16	Gambling	21.6
17	Eating at posh restaurants	19.0
18	Visiting clubs (including host ones)	19.0
19	Rock climbing, other dangerous sports	17.0
20	Junk food	16.3

Source: WhatJapanThinks
Pic from Xiaming