- Mothers want “words of appreciation” and “time together” instead of flowers.
- Approximately 60% of mothers replied that they want to spend time together with their children on Mother’s Day
Tokyo, 2017-Apr-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rakuten Research, Inc. carried out an online survey on Mother’s Day. (This survey is a re-edited version conducted by Rakuten Ichiba Business Department and Rakuten Ichiba.) 400 mothers aged 30 to 69 from all over Japan were chosen from the pool of around 2.3 million monitors registered with Rakuten Research, and the survey was carried out over two days, from February 22 to February 23, 2017.
Overview of Survey Results
“Flowers” are the most common gift received on Mother’s Day gift, with more than 40% of respondents answering they had received flowers. 65% of mothers in their 60s replied that they had received flowers.
When respondents were asked about gifts they had received on Mother’s Day, “flowers” garnered the largest response (40.5%), followed by “words of appreciation from children” (37.3%), and “sweets” (32.0%). By age group, “flowers” was highest among mothers in their 60s (65.0%), with the proportion declining in younger age groups (48.0% among mothers in their 50s, 35.0% among mothers in their 40s, and 14.0% among mothers in their 30s).
Mothers would prefer “words of appreciation from their children” and “time with their children” over flowers
When respondents were asked about what gift they would like to receive on Mother’s Day, responses differed from the gifts they had actually received. “Words of appreciation from their children” was the highest at 41.0%, closely followed by “time with their children” (40.0%) indicating that mothers hoped to receive sentiments instead of things. Less than 10% wanted to receive flowers, suggesting a gap between what they receive and what they want.
Over 60% of mothers replied that they want to spend time with their children
When respondents were asked if they wanted to spend time with their children on Mother’s Day, approximately 60% (59.1%) said “yes” (total of those who replied they “want very much to spend time together” and “want to spend time together if possible”). A minority of 4% replied that they “want to spend time apart” (total of those who “want to spend time apart if possible” and “want to spend time apart”). By age, the highest response for “want to spend time together” was from mothers in their 30s with the proportion declining the higher the age group.
Mothers look forward to Mother’s Day every year and are happy to receive any gift
When respondents were asked whether receiving gifts on Mother’s Day felt like a ritual, 86.3% replied “not really” and “not at all,” suggesting that mothers look forward to Mother’s Day every year even though it is a traditional event.
Over 90% of mothers replied that they would be happy to have a celebration even after Mother’s Day
When respondents were asked if they would be happy to have a celebration even if it was after Mother’s Day, over 90% replied “yes” (59.3% said they would “certainly be happy” and 31.3% said they would be “somewhat happy”), suggesting that even if it was after Mother’s Day, mothers would be happy to have a celebration.
Survey Overview
Survey area: Japan
Survey target: 400 women with children (100 women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s)
Returned samples: 400
Survey period: February 22-23, 2017
Organizations conducting survey: Rakuten Ichiba, Rakuten Research, Inc.
Source: Rakuten Inc.