Household Section

The viewer ratio either BS (broadcast satellite) broadcasts, CS (communication satellite) broadcasts, or cable television was 43.3%, which was 2.2 percentage-points higher than the prior survey. The breakdown of viewing households was cable television 14.1%, BS broadcast NHK (satellite 1 and 2) 36.4%, and BS broadcast WOWOW/CS broadcast 8.8%. Additionally, among those households who said they did not view cable television (75.8%), 31.6% said that they have cable service available, while those that said they have cable services available, 36.2% said they are viewing cable television.