1 in 5 People Have 'Found a Partner at a Bar' | Survey of 200 Men and Women with Bar Experience, Most Common Trigger Was 'Next Seat' (Happy Mail Research)
A survey conducted by Happy Mail revealed that 20.50% of people with experience using drinking establishments have had the experience of finding a partner there. The most common trigger for meeting someone was 'the person next to you.'
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Ibeck Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture), which operates “Happy Mail (Happy)” (https://happymail.co.jp/), a dating and romance matching app service with a cumulative total of 35 million members (※1), conducted a survey on “Encounters at Drinking Establishments” targeting 200 adult men and women who have experience using drinking establishments (izakayas, bars, etc.).
※1: As of June 2024
In this survey,
- The presence or absence of experience finding a partner at a drinking establishment
- (For those with experience) The type of establishment where they found a partner
- (For those with experience) The trigger for getting to know each other
were investigated through a multiple-choice questionnaire, and the results were compiled.
This release publishes the survey results along with the number of respondents and percentages.
Detailed data and chart materials from the survey results are available as引用素材 for news reporting and article creation on the following page.
▼Special page for survey results
https://happymail.co.jp/happylife/meets/nomiya-deai/
## 1. 20.50% of those with drinking establishment experience have 'found a partner' (200 respondents with drinking establishment experience)
When 200 adult men and women with drinking establishment experience were asked, "Have you ever found a partner through an encounter at a drinking establishment (izakaya, bar, etc.)?", 41 people (20.50%) answered "Yes," and 159 people (79.50%) answered "No."
The result showed that 1 in 5 people have had the experience of entering into a relationship at a drinking establishment.
[Breakdown (Number of people / Percentage)]
- Men
- Yes: 23 people (23.00%) / No: 77 people (77.00%)
- Women
- Yes: 18 people (18.00%) / No: 82 people (82.00%)
## 2. The type of establishment where a partner was found is '大众居酒屋・赤
※1: As of June 2024
In this survey,
- The presence or absence of experience finding a partner at a drinking establishment
- (For those with experience) The type of establishment where they found a partner
- (For those with experience) The trigger for getting to know each other
were investigated through a multiple-choice questionnaire, and the results were compiled.
This release publishes the survey results along with the number of respondents and percentages.
Detailed data and chart materials from the survey results are available as引用素材 for news reporting and article creation on the following page.
▼Special page for survey results
https://happymail.co.jp/happylife/meets/nomiya-deai/
## 1. 20.50% of those with drinking establishment experience have 'found a partner' (200 respondents with drinking establishment experience)
When 200 adult men and women with drinking establishment experience were asked, "Have you ever found a partner through an encounter at a drinking establishment (izakaya, bar, etc.)?", 41 people (20.50%) answered "Yes," and 159 people (79.50%) answered "No."
The result showed that 1 in 5 people have had the experience of entering into a relationship at a drinking establishment.
[Breakdown (Number of people / Percentage)]
- Men
- Yes: 23 people (23.00%) / No: 77 people (77.00%)
- Women
- Yes: 18 people (18.00%) / No: 82 people (82.00%)
## 2. The type of establishment where a partner was found is '大众居酒屋・赤