According to a member survey of the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union, about 2% of households with children, including college students, spend more than 40% of their disposable income on education.The fact that the burden of educational expenses such as university tuition is heavy on the household budget has become clear again.
The Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union has summarized the household budget status of 2016 households that submitted monthly household accounts for the year 1.The average age of union members is 1,499 years, and the average number of families is 55.3.
According to the report, the average monthly income for salaried households increased by 0.1% from the previous year to 71 yen, and that for pension households increased by 7,540% to 1.7 yen. It has been on an increasing trend since 34.In salaried households, the employment income of wives increased by 1,436 yen from the previous year, and the percentage of actual income increased to 2011%.
Consumer spending fell 1.8% for all households.In particular, the monthly average of pension households was 26 yen, 719% lower than the previous year, the lowest in the past 6.2 years.In non-consumer spending, the total amount of taxes and social insurance premiums has risen to 10 when 2007 is 100, far exceeding the increase in income of salaried households and putting pressure on households.
Looking at 272 households with children of university students among the surveyed union members, more than 40% of the disposable income, which is the actual income minus the total amount of taxes and social insurance premiums, is spent on education expenses. Cases accounted for 21.0% of the total.Even households with low annual income often spend a large amount of education expenses, and education expenses such as universities are a heavy burden on households.
