Shinagawa ward (in Tokyo) conducted a survey of children's living conditions in 2016. According to it, a certain portion of children eats dinner/supper without parents. The survay targets are parents of 2nd grade sudents and 9th grade students. Total 1815 parents answered. The response rate was 43.9%.
Table: With whom do child(ren) eat dinner/supper? Here are answers from parents.
|With whom||2nd grade||9th grade|
|Children only, no adult||37||41|
2nd grade students are 7 years old or 8 years old.
9th grade students are 14 years old or 15 years old.
Figure 1: With whom 2nd grade students eat dinner/supper?
Figure 2: With whom 9th grade students eat dinner/supper?
Source is Shinji-shimbun leaflet Vol. 404 published by a local assembly member, Shinji Takahashi.