Housewives/Househusbands' free time: The least flexible time is '6:00 to 8:00'
A survey by Shufu JOB Research Institute revealed that housewives and househusbands have the most free time between 21:00-23:00 and the least between 6:00-8:00. They prefer to spend this time resting or on hobbies.
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- 📰 Published: April 2, 2026 at 20:00
- 🔍 Collected: April 2, 2026 at 14:01
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: April 21, 2026 at 05:52 (447h 50m after Collected)
Shufu JOB Research Institute (Operating company: b-style Holdings Inc., Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Kunihiko Mihara), a research institution exploring the reality and true feelings of housewives and househusbands who wish to balance work and family, conducted a questionnaire survey targeting housewives and househusbands who wish to balance work and family under the theme of "Free time of housewives and househusbands", and we report the results below. (Number of valid responses: 552)
■ Survey Result Overview
1. Time slots where they can be free other than sleeping: "21:00-23:00" 40.4%, "6:00-8:00" 7.4%
2. Free time available: Comparison between housewife/househusband group and non-housewife/househusband group
3. "Free time slot gap" among housewives and househusbands
4. What they want to spend their free time on: "Rest/Sleep" and "Hobbies" 56.3% / Comparison by age group
5. From free comments
1. Time slots where they can be free other than sleeping: "21:00-23:00" 40.4%, "6:00-8:00" 7.4%
2. Free time available: Comparison between housewife/househusband group and non-housewife/househusband group
3. "Free time slot gap" among housewives and househusbands
4. What they want to spend their free time on: "Rest/Sleep" and "Hobbies" 56.3% / Comparison by age group...
■ Survey Result Overview
1. Time slots where they can be free other than sleeping: "21:00-23:00" 40.4%, "6:00-8:00" 7.4%
2. Free time available: Comparison between housewife/househusband group and non-housewife/househusband group
3. "Free time slot gap" among housewives and househusbands
4. What they want to spend their free time on: "Rest/Sleep" and "Hobbies" 56.3% / Comparison by age group
5. From free comments
1. Time slots where they can be free other than sleeping: "21:00-23:00" 40.4%, "6:00-8:00" 7.4%
2. Free time available: Comparison between housewife/househusband group and non-housewife/househusband group
3. "Free time slot gap" among housewives and househusbands
4. What they want to spend their free time on: "Rest/Sleep" and "Hobbies" 56.3% / Comparison by age group...