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Table 4 Contents of personal/private conversation by customers depends on demographic characteristics of respondents ( n= 103)

From: Utilization of bar and izakaya-pub establishments among middle-aged and elderly Japanese men to mitigate stress

 

n

Work related problems

Disease

Debt/loan

Partner/family

Children

Love

Nursing care of family

%

p

%

p

%

p

%

p

%

p

%

p

%

p

Type of business

               

 Bar

63

50.0

0.304

13.0

0.605

37.5

0.440

30.0

0.248

20.0

0.007

35.0

0.732

15.0

0.027

Izakaya-pub

40

60.3

 

34.9

 

30.2

 

41.3

 

46.0

 

31.7

 

34.9

 

Sex

               

 Male

48

54.2

0.682

31.3

0.723

39.6

0.185

31.3

0.267

29.2

0.182

37.5

0.365

18.8

0.072

 Female

55

58.2

 

34.5

 

27.3

 

41.8

 

41.8

 

29.1

 

34.5

 

Age group

               

 < 60 years old

60

50.0

0.127

25.0

0.041

28.3

0.233

35.0

0.638

28.3

0.058

33.3

0.934

18.3

0.017

 ≥ 60 years old

43

65.1

 

44.2

 

39.5

 

39.5

 

46.5

 

32.6

 

39.5

 

Years of experience

               

 ≤ 10 years

20

55.0

0.895

25.0

0.396

10.0

0.015

50.0

0.176

20.0

0.098

30.0

0.750

20.0

0.421

 ≥ 11 years

83

56.5

 

34.9

 

38.6

 

33.7

 

39.8

 

33.7

 

28.9

 

Years of business with izakaya-pub or bar

               

 ≤ 10 years

43

48.8

0.195

25.6

0.175

24.4

0.075

39.5

0.638

27.9

0.151

30.2

0.612

23.3

0.448

 ≥ 11 years

60

61.7

 

38.3

 

39.7

 

35.0

 

41.7

 

35.0

 

30.0

 
  1. (Chi-square test).