The 37th "What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?" Survey Results Announced
Dai-ichi Life announces the results of its "What do you want to be when you grow up?" survey. Baseball players surpassed YouTubers among elementary school boys.
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Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company (President and Representative Director: Shunso Sumino, hereinafter referred to as "the Company") is pleased to announce the results of its 37th "What do you want to be when you grow up?" survey, conducted among a total of 3,000 pairs of elementary, junior high, and high school students and their parents nationwide.
Survey Results (Highlights)
◆37th "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Survey
◇"Pastry chef" for elementary school girls and "company employee" for elementary school boys and junior/senior high school students maintained their No. 1 positions for the 6th consecutive year.
◇"Baseball player" ranks 2nd in the elementary school boys' ranking, surpassing "YouTuber/Video creator"!
With an increasing number of players, including Shohei Ohtani, expanding their activities overseas, more children aspire to "aim for the world in baseball"!
◇ "Investor" ranks for the first time among high school boys.
This suggests a growing interest in investment, as opportunities to learn about asset formation, such as financial education in schools, have increased.
◆[Special Feature] Children's use of generative AI and conversational AI
◇Approximately 25% of elementary, junior high, and high school students use generative AI and conversational AI daily.
A quarter of respondents answered that elementary school students use it several times a month, and junior/senior high school students use it several times a week, indicating that they use it for studying and discussing worries.
◇ 75% of parents are positive about their children's use of AI.
37th "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Survey Results (Details)
Q. Please tell us what profession you want to be when you grow up.
Q. Please tell us why you want to become the .
Elementary School Section
◆"Baseball player" ranks 2nd among boys!
Among elementary school boys, "baseball player", which surpassed "soccer player" last time, this time ranked s...