Survey 2026 on 'First Personal Car' and 'Driving with Children' ~ No.1 Trouble When Driving with Children is 'Children Making the Interior Dirty' etc. (Part 4)

Sony Assurance Inc. (Representative Director and President: Takayuki Suzuki, Headquarters: Ota-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter 'Sony Assurance') conducted an internet research survey titled 'Survey on "First Personal Car" and "Driving with Children"' for 5 days from February 20 to February 24, 2026, targeting men and women aged 18 to 39 who purchased their first personal car within the last 3 years, and obtained 1,000 valid responses. This release introduces excerpts from the 'Survey 2026 on "First Personal Car" and "Driving with Children"' announced by Sony Assurance on March 31. The full text of the survey can be viewed from the following URL. https://from.sonysonpo.co.jp/topics/pr/2026/03/20260331.html * Survey Summary - Survey Title: Survey on 'First Personal Car' and 'Driving with Children' - Survey Target: Sourced from Netasia Research's internet monitor members. Men and women aged 18 to 39 who purchased their first personal car within the last 3 years (500 men, 500 women) - Survey Period: February 20 to February 24, 2026 - Survey Method: Internet survey - Survey Area: Nationwide - Number of Valid Responses: 1,000 samples (Extracted 1,000 samples from valid responses) - Conducting Agency: Netasia Inc. * Terms of Use You are free to reprint both diagrams and text in this article, provided all the following conditions are met. If we deem it inappropriate, we may request the suspension of publication. 1. Clearly state the name 'Sony Assurance Inc.' as the source of the information. 2. When using it on a website, please set up a link to Sony Assurance's auto insurance top page as the source. https://www.sonysonpo.co.jp/auto/ * Survey Summary - Troubles when driving with children: No.1 'Children making the interior dirty' No.2 'Children crying/fussing' 'Worrying about how the children are doing' - Coping methods when children fuss: No.1 'Talking to them' No.2 'Playing their favorite music' 'Showing videos/DVDs' - Top 2 points emphasized when choosing a child seat: 'Safety', 'Price' When asking 341 people with preschool children what troubles them when driving with children, 'Children making the interior dirty' (21.7%) was the most common, followed by 'Children crying/fussing' and 'Worrying about how the children are doing' (both 19.1%), 'Place and timing for diaper changes' (18.5%), and 'Children disliking the child seat' (13.2%).