Info Plant Surveys Peoples Activities on Trains.

Tokyo, Japan, Nov 8, 2005 - (JCNN) - Online market researcher Info Plant has announced the results of a survey of 9,290 i-mode users on what they do on board a train, which was conducted from October 11 to 18.

When asked if they use a train, 60.5% of the respondents replied they do. As for how long on board, 25.6% said "less than 15 minutes" and "30 to 60 minutes" each, followed by "15 to 30 minutes" (24.1%) and "60 to 90 minutes" (12.1%). This translates into about 75% of them being on board a train for less than an hour.

When asked about what they do, by sex, 66.2% of the male respondents answered "sleeping," followed by "viewing i-mode sites" (59.5%), "looking at ad posters" (58.4%), "emailing on mobile phone" (51.9%). More than 70% of the female respondents said "sleeping" and "emailing on mobile phone" (71.3% and 70.3%, respectively), followed by "talking with others" (67.2%) and "looking at ad posters" (64.2%).

More men and women in younger age groups favor "listening to music," "viewing i-mode sites," "emailing on mobile phone," "playing games on mobile phone," "chewing gums and eating candies," and "talking with others." About 75% of the women in their 20s or younger answered "emailing," and more women in older age groups preferred "reading a book."

Of the respondents who ride a train for an hour or more a day, more than 80% answered "sleeping," followed by "emailing" (75%), and "viewing i-mode sites" (over 70%).

Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net

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