| To be able to go to the doctor when needed |
95% |
| To be able to go to the dentist when needed |
93% |
| Two meals a day (for adults) |
88% |
| Refridgerator/freezer |
88% |
| To be able to pay rent/gas/water/electricity |
85% |
| Clothes washer |
83% |
| Beds and futons for everyone in the household |
77% |
| Insurance premium for pension (or receving pension) |
75% |
| Meat, fish, tofu or other protein every day |
75% |
| Internet access |
74% |
| Veg more than once a day |
74% |
| Medicine which can be brought without prescription (colds, pain, etc) |
68% |
| Vacuum cleaner |
68% |
| Family's own bath (bath and shower) |
68% |
| Family's own kitchen |
67% |
| Family's own toilet |
66% |
| Telephone at home (stationary or mobile) |
65% |
| TV |
65% |
| Room with sunshine |
64% |
| New underwear at once a year |
60% |
| Curtains or blinds |
59% |
| Insurance for death disability or sickness |
58% |
| Fire detector |
58% |
| Comfort wear for home |
58% |
| Savings for emergencies (>50,000 yen) |
57% |
| To be able to fund a relative's wedding/funeral (including gifts) |
52% |
| Money to spend on your own (>1,000 yen/week) |
52% |
| Suits for interviews at work |
51% |
| Transportation costs for buses and trains (not long distance) |
48% |
| Transportation costs to see family and friends |
47% |
| Airconditioning |
47% |
| Winter coat |
45% |
| Hot water boilers |
44% |
| Table where all family can sit |
43% |
| Fire damage insurance for home contents |
41% |
| Microwave oven |
39% |
| To be able to save every month |
38% |
| Multiple bedrooms (for households with more than a couple) |
38% |
| Bicycle |
34% |
| Books (including used books) |
33% |
| Automobile |
33% |
| Going to get hair cut once a month man, once every two months women) |
33% |
| Fruits more than once a day |
30% |
| A place where one can be alone in the house |
30% |
| New Year's celebrations |
27% |
| Special clothes for weddings funerals etc |
25% |
| Gifts for family and friends once a year |
24% |
| Hobby or sport to mingle with people |
23% |
| Neighbourhood clubs, women's clubs, children's clubs, etc |
20% |
| Hairdryer |
20% |
| Mobile phone for each adult in the household |
20% |
| Separate bedrooms from dining room |
19% |
| Money to use on e recreation or study eg books, dvds (>3000 yen/month) |
17% |
| An overnight family trip at least once a year |
16% |
| Washlet (toilet seat with automatice water heater) |
14% |
| Computer |
14% |
| Money to go out dining with colleagues |
14% |
| Camera |
13% |
| Internet access at home |
13% |
| Veranda or garden |
12% |
| Eating out (2,3 times a month) |
12% |
| Money to got to movies, museums etc (more than once a month) |
9% |
| Sofa, long chair or other relaxing chair |
9% |
| DVD, blue ray or video equipment |
9% |
| Audio set |
9% |
| Autobike or scooter |
4% |
| Mobile music player (ipod etc) |
3% |
PSE:UK is a major collaboration between the University of Bristol, Heriot-Watt University, The Open University, Queen's University Belfast, University of Glasgow and the University of York working with the National Centre for Social Research and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. ESRC Grant RES-060-25-0052.
