Household Section

1. Amount paid for domestic postage (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of fees paid for domestic postal service, "No fees (0 yen)" was the highest at 22.6%, while the highest amount paid by households that used postal services was "1 to 199 yen" at 15.9%. The average amount paid per household was 1,362 yen.
   

   
   

2. Amount paid for domestic private courier (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of fees paid for domestic private courier, the highest response was "No usage (0 yen)" at 72.3%, but the highest among households that did use a service was "1,000 to 2,999" at 13.9%. The average amount paid was 768 yen.
   

   
   

3. Amount paid for domestic telephone charges (month of September 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of fees paid for domestic telephone, the highest ratio was "4,000 to 5,999 yen" at 28.6%. The average amount paid was 6,617 yen.
   

   
   

4. Amount paid for domestic mobile communications (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of fees paid for mobile communications, the highest ratio was "No usage" at 35.8%. The highest ratio of households using mobile communications was "4,000 to 5,000" at 14.5%. The average paid per household was 5,722 yen.
   

   
   

5. Amount paid for online service and Internet usage (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of fees paid for online services and Internet access, the highest ratio was "No usage (0 yen)" at 85.0%. Among households that did use a service, "3,000 to 3,999 yen" was the highest ratio at 5.7%. The average per household was 406 yen.
   

   
   

6. Total amount paid for domestic telecommunications (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of total amount paid for domestic telecommunications (domestic telephone charges fees, domestic mobile communications fees, online service and Internet access fees), the highest ratio was "10,000 to 14,999" at 18.4%. The average paid per household was 12,329 yen.
   

   
   

7. Amount paid for broadcast services (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of total charges paid by broadcasting viewers, the highest ratio was "1 to 1,999 yen" at 31.2%. The average paid per household was 2,194 yen.