April 5th is 'Haircut Day'! How often do high school students get their hair cut, where do they go, and who pays? [High School Student Survey]
Coinciding with 'Haircut Day' on April 5th, the YOUTH TIME JAPAN project conducted a survey on haircut awareness among high school students nationwide. It revealed that over 70% of male high school students get haircuts every 1-2 months, while female high school students typically get them about once every six months, highlighting a significant gender difference in frequency.
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## Over 70% of boys get haircuts every 1-2 months! What's the difference compared to girls' results?
April 5th is 'Haircut Day'! It's a commemorative day named after April 5, 1872, when the government issued the 'Prohibition of Women's Hair Cutting Ordinance,' and many women voiced their desire for freedom in hairstyles.
This time, YTJP conducted a survey on 'haircuts' targeting high school students nationwide.
First, the 'frequency of haircuts' is as follows.
For boys, 'about once a month' was the most common, followed closely by 'about once every two months' as the second most common result.
For girls, the most common was 'about once every six months.'
The percentage of those who get haircuts every 1-2 months was 74.2% for boys, compared to 17.7% for girls.
Next, regarding 'where they get their hair cut,' it is as follows.
April 5th is 'Haircut Day'! It's a commemorative day named after April 5, 1872, when the government issued the 'Prohibition of Women's Hair Cutting Ordinance,' and many women voiced their desire for freedom in hairstyles.
This time, YTJP conducted a survey on 'haircuts' targeting high school students nationwide.
First, the 'frequency of haircuts' is as follows.
For boys, 'about once a month' was the most common, followed closely by 'about once every two months' as the second most common result.
For girls, the most common was 'about once every six months.'
The percentage of those who get haircuts every 1-2 months was 74.2% for boys, compared to 17.7% for girls.
Next, regarding 'where they get their hair cut,' it is as follows.