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[Leisure] Time spent for leisure (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[Leisure] Time spent for leisure (men, minutes per day per person)
[Leisure] Time spent for leisure (women, minutes per day per person)
[Leisure] % of those who take part in activities of groups or associations for leisure, sports or culture once a week or more
[Leisure] % of those who never take part in activities of groups or associations for leisure, sports or culture
[Leisure] % of those who prefer to spend leisure time alone
[Leisure] % of those who go out shopping in their free time several times a week or more
[Leisure] % of those who do handicrafts such as needle work, wood work, etc. in their free time several times a month or more
[Leisure] % of those who would like to have more time doing leisure activities
[Leisure] % of those who would like to have less time doing leisure activities
[Leisure] % of those who often use their free time to relax and recover
[Leisure] % of those who often use their free time to try to learn or develop skills
[Leisure] % of those who say that they are involved in free time activities to often enable them to be the kind of person they really are
[Leisure] % of those who say that they are involved in free time activities to often enable them to strengthen their relationships with other people
[Leisure] % of those who often feel bored in their free time
[Leisure] % of those who often feel rushed in their free time
[Leisure] % of those who often find themselves thinking about work
[Leisure] % of those who think that lack of facilities nearby prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Leisure] % of those who think that lack of money prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Leisure] % of those who think that personal health, age or disability prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Leisure] % of those who think that need to take care of someone (elderly, children, ...) prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Leisure] % of those who think that lack of time prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Game] Game and toys, output (100 million yen)
[Game] Game and toys, output as % of total manufacturing
[Game] % of those who play cards or board games in their free time several times a month or more
[Game] % of those who play card games most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play computer games most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play gambling most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play word or number games most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play mah-jongg most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play jigsaw puzzles most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of Grade 4 students who play computer games for less than 1 hour per day
[Game] % of Grade 4 students who play computer games for more than 2 hours per day
[Tourism] Travel & Tourism Competitiveness (ranking by World Economic Forum)
[Tourism] Number of foreign visitors to Japan
[Tourism] Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population)
[Tourism] International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)
[Tourism] International tourism, number of arrivals (ten thousands)
[Tourism] International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
[Tourism] International tourism, number of departures (ten thousands)
[Tourism] % of those who never stayed away from home in the last year
[Tourism] % of those who stayed away from home for more than 10 days
[Culture] Number of world heritage properties
[Culture] % of those who attend cultural events such as concerts, live, theatre and exhibitions in their free time several times a month or more
[Culture] % of those who would like to see more government spending in culture and the arts
[Culture] % of those who participate in the activities of a cultural association/ group at least once a month
[Culture] % of those who think they have few artistic interests
[Books] Book production, annual total
[Books] Book production, % of arts and recreation
[Books] Book production, % of literature
[Books] Book production, % of religion and theology
[Books] Book production, % of sciences
[Books] % of those who read books in their free time daily
[Books] % of those who get much enjoyment from reading books
[Books] % of Grade 4 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day
[Books] % of Grade 4 students who read a book for enjoyment for more than 2 hours per day
[Books] % of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day
[Books] % of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for more than 2 hours per day
[Books] % of those who are proud of their country in its achievements in the arts and literature
[TV and radio] Time spent for TV or radio at home (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[TV and radio] Time spent for TV or radio at home (men, minutes per day per person)
[TV and radio] Time spent for TV or radio at home (women, minutes per day per person)
[Music] % of those who listen to music in their free time daily
[Music] Musical instruments, output (100 million yen)
[Music] Musical instruments, output as % of total manufacturing
[Movie] Number of cinemas
[Movie] Film production, 2005-2009 average
[Movie] Average ticket price (US$)
[Movie] % of those who go to the movies in their free time several times a month or more
[Movie] % of those who agree that increased exposure to foreign films, music, and books is damaging our national and local cultures
[Sports] Time spent for sports (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[Sports] Time spent for sports (men, minutes per day per person)
[Sports] Time spent for sports (women, minutes per day per person)
[Sports] % of those who take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time several times a week or more
[Sports] % of those who never take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time
[Sports] % of those who get much enjoyment from taking part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym, going for a walk
[Sports] % of those who strongly agree that taking part in sports develops children's character
[Sports] % of those who participate in the activities of a sports association/ group at least once a month
[Sports] % of those who belong to a sports, leisure or cultural group
[Sports] % of Grade 4 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day
[Sports] % of Grade 4 students who play sports for more than 2 hours per day
[Sports] % of Grade 8 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day
[Sports] % of Grade 8 students who play sports for more than 2 hours per day
[Sports] % of those who take part in walking (e.g. walking, nordic, trekking, climbing) most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in golf or minigolf most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in fitness (aerobics, exercise, machine-training, work-out) most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in baseball or softball most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in jogging most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in tennis most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in marine sports most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in volleyball most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in football or soccer most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who attend sporting events as a spectator in their free time several times a month or more
[Sports] % of those who watch baseball most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch football or soccer most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch volleyball most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch martial arts (boxing, wrestling, judo, etc.) most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch golf or minigolf most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch ice-skating most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch athletics (running, long-/high-jumping, etc.) or marathon most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who strongly agree that there is too much sport on TV
[Sports] % of those who strongly agree that sports bring different groups and races inside the country closer
[Sports] % of those who strongly agree that international sports competitions create more tension between countries than good feelings
[Sports] % of those who are proud of their country in its achievements in sports
[Sports] % of those who are proud of their country by sports
[Sports] % of those who think that physical or mental health is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games
[Sports] % of those who think that meeting other people is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games
[Sports] % of those who think that competing against others is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games
[Sports] % of those who think that looking good is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games
Period:
1995-1999
Area:
World
\n
Major advanced countries
\n
Nordic and major advanced countries
\n
OECD members
\n
EU27
\n
EU+Japan
\n
Europe
\n
ASIA
\n
TPP
\n
Latin America
\n
Africa
\n
33 countries/ areas
Highlight:
(No highlight)
Japan
Nordic and Japan
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Austria
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkiye
United Kingdom
United States
1
Norway
42.7%
1999
2
Portugal
42.0%
1997
3
Greece
38.6%
1997
4
Turkiye
37.5%
1999
5
Chile
37.3%
1999
6
Estonia
33.1%
1999
7
Hungary
32.2%
1999
8
Israel
32.0%
1998
9
France
30.7%
1999
9
Spain
30.7%
1999
11
Czech Republic
29.5%
1999
12
Lithuania
28.1%
1999
13
Slovenia
26.9%
1999
14
Iceland
24.7%
1998
15
Italy
24.2%
1999
16
Sweden
23.7%
1998
17
Denmark
23.3%
1999
18
Slovakia
22.5%
1999
19
Poland
21.8%
1999
20
Japan
21.2%
1996
21
United Kingdom
19.9%
1998
22
United States
19.4%
1996
23
Canada
18.5%
1999
24
Germany
17.9%
1996
25
Latvia
17.7%
1999
26
Colombia
16.7%
1997
27
Finland
16.3%
1999
28
Costa Rica
15.1%
1998
29
Austria
14.7%
1996
30
Republic of Korea
13.7%
1996
31
Switzerland
13.0%
1999
32
New Zealand
9.9%
1999
33
Mexico
6.7%
1998
No data for 5 countries.
Australia/ Belgium/ Ireland/ Luxembourg/ Netherlands
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data
33
Regression equation
Y = -1.850462 X +
7.088
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.257
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.066
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data
33
Regression equation
Y = -27175.593177 X +
45218.534
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.111
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.012
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data
33
Regression equation
Y = 1.216845 X +
79.913
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.041
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.002
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data
33
Regression equation
Y = 0.381183 X +
1.492
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.107
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.011
Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data
33
Regression equation
Y = -10.786333 X +
14.998
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.173
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.030