Here we take a look at survey results on the composition of families in Japan, China and Korea. The number of co-habitant family members in China is commonly 3 people. Korean families generally have four members (parents and 2 children). In Japan, there is a variance in the number of families. Families of three members and families of four make up the majority. The fact that there are more single-person households than the other two countries is another distinguishing factor of the Japanese demographic.
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As for number of persons in a household with an income, in China, dual-income households are the majority; in Korea, more or less dual incomes prevail; while in Japan, the situation is largely single-income families
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By combining the number of persons in the family and number of income holders, and then comparing this to the statistics above, the following points can be seen:
- In Japan, families of three and with one breadwinner have the highest percentage at 12%, but with a low degree of concentration in the upper region of the range.
- In Korea, families of four with one income earner and with two come out to be about the same and combined for 37%.
- In China, families of three and with dual income sources account for 34%.
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Chinese households are small, generally composed of three persons, yet with two or more people working -- a high ratio of income holders. In comparison, the Japanese family style is characterized by greater variation in composition and income source.
These differences in family configuration, as a difference in domestic economy structure and individual consumption restrictions, greatly influence the consumption of each nation. |
