37.4% of Caregivers Have "Given Up" on Traveling with Family: A Nationwide Survey of 434 People on Family Caregiving and Outings/Travel

Awareness Survey on Family Caregiving and Outings/Travel

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<Survey Conducted on 434 Men and Women Nationwide>

ReTaby Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka; CEO: Eri Sakano; https://retaby.co.jp/), which provides outing and travel services with nursing and caregiving for those making hospital visits, receiving home care, or undergoing rehabilitation, conducted a nationwide awareness survey of 434 men and women regarding family caregiving and outings/travel.

This survey investigated the presence or absence of caregiving experience, its impact on employment, the reality of outings and travel with caregiving family members, and the awareness and intention to use nursing/care-accompanied outing and travel support services. The results showed that while 68.2% of respondents answered they "did not know" about nursing/care-accompanied outing and travel support services, a combined 85.3% indicated an intention to use them by selecting either "definitely want to use" or "want to use if conditions are met," highlighting a significant "awareness gap." Furthermore, 37.4% of respondents answered that they "considered traveling with a caregiving family member but could not realize it (gave up)," which exceeded the 25.6% who were able to realize it. This makes it clear that in today's society, there are many families forced to give up travel and outings due to caregiving.

[Survey Summary]

Survey Period: March 18, 2026 - March 31, 2026

Survey Method: Internet Survey

Target Audience: Men and women nationwide in their 20s to 70s and above

Valid Responses: 434 (314 women, 113 men, 7 no response)

[Detailed Survey Results]

1. Respondent Demographics

In this survey, women accounted for 72.4% (314 respondents) and men 26.0% (113 respondents). By age group, respondents in their 30s were the most numerous at 33.9% (147 respondents), followed by those in their 40s at 21.4% (93 respondents), and those in their 20s at 20.5% (89 respondents), showing that responses were gathered from a wide range of groups, centering on those in their 20s to 40s who are beginning to face the reality of caring for their parents. By occupation, "company employee (full-time)" was the most common at 35.0% (152 respondents). Regarding parenting status, "no children" accounted for the majority at 55.1% (239 respondents), but combining those with preschool, elementary, and junior high school or older children reached 44.0%, indicating a composition that includes many in the "double care" potential group where parenting and caregiving overlap.

[Gender Breakdown]

Women: 72.4% (314 respondents)

Men: 26.0% (113 respondents)

No response: 1.6% (7 respondents)

[Age Breakdown]

20s: 20.5% (89 respondents)

30s: 33.9% (147 respondents)

40s: 21.4% (93 respondents)

50s: 17.7% (77 respondents)

60s: 5.8% (25 respondents)

70s and above: 0.7% (3 respondents)

[Occupation Breakdown]

Company employee (full-time): 35.0% (152 respondents)

Part-time worker: 20.5% (89 respondents)

Housewife/Househusband: 14.7% (64 respondents)

Self-employed/Freelance: 12.0% (52 respondents)

Unemployed/Retired: 7.1% (31 respondents)

Company employee (contract/dispatch): 5.5% (24 respondents)

Student: 3.2% (14 respondents)

Other: 1.4% (6 respondents)

Civil servant: 0.5% (2 respondents)

[Parenting Status Breakdown]

No children: 55.1% (239 respondents)

Have junior high school or older children: 17.5% (76 respondents)

Have preschool children: 17.3% (75 respondents)

Have elementary school children: 9.2% (40 respondents)

Taking care of grandchildren: 0.9% (4 respondents)

2. Caregiving is Not Just a Story of "Special Families" - Approximately Half of Respondents Are Currently Providing Care, and Over 60% Are Caregivers/Experienced

To the question "Do you currently have family members who need caregiving or monitoring?", 15.4% answered "living together" and 31.1% answered "living separately but providing care/monitoring," combining for 46.5% who are currently involved in caregiving. Furthermore, including the 15.9% who "provided care in the past," it is clear that 62.4% (271 respondents) are current caregivers or have caregiving experience. Caregiving recipients are primarily "own parents" at 49.0% and "grandparents" at 34.1%, showing that caregiving is already a familiar reality even for the working generation in their 20s to 50s.

Q6. Do you currently have family members who need caregiving or monitoring? (n=434)

None: 163 respondents (37.6%)

Living separately but providing care/monitoring: 135 respondents (31.1%)

Provided care in the past: 69 respondents (15.9%)

Living together: 67 respondents (15.4%)

Q7. Who is the person receiving care? (Multiple answers / Based on those with caregiving experience)

Own parents: 148 respondents (49.0%)

Grandparents: 103 respondents (34.1%)

Parents-in-law: 30 respondents (9.9%)

Other: 15 respondents (5.0%)