2. THE DOMESTIC MEDIA
2.1 Ownership of radio, television and video-recorders
The ownership of radio and television sets is almost universal in Japan. The level of video-recorder ownership is also very high.
95% of the respondents had at least one radio set in their household, and most people had more than one set. 61% had one or more car radios. People without a radio at home tended to be older and less well educated.
97% of the respondents had a television set in their household. Again, multiple set ownership was common. 62% had a video-recorder. Less well educated, older people were least likely to have a video recorder in their home. Satellite dishes were rare - just 2% of the sample had one in their household.
2.2 Wavebands available on radio sets
Radio sets were checked for the availability of different wavebands. Sets capable of receiving FM broadcasts were identified in the homes of 76% of the sample. Medi- umwave was equally common (74%), but shortwave much less so (18%), and longwave was rare (5%).
16% of the sample had radio sets equipped with digital reading.
The most common shortwave frequencies were those between 11 MHz (25 metreband) and 4 MHz (75 metreband).
In the 1983 survey, respondents were asked if they had at least one radio set capable of receiving shortwave broadcasts. 61% of the sample claimed to have shortwave. (Radio set ownership was at the same level - 95% - as now.)
It was apparent from the current survey that considerable difficulty was experienced (by interviewers and respondents themselves) when trying to identify the different wave- bands available in sets. It is therefore possible that the actual level of shortwave availa- bility is higher than what was confirmed in this survey (18% of the sample). It does appear, however, that the 61% figure obtained in 1983 was a considerable overestimate.
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