The following is a breakdown of the reasons for non-response for each survey installment.
| Death | Has moved | False list/name | Non-contact | Illness | Infirmity | Long-term absence | Temporary absence | Refusal | Others | Total | (Counts) | |
XIII（2013） | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 0 | 101 | (3,230) |
XII（2008） | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 48 | 1 | 99 | (3,096) |
XI（2003） | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 99 | (1,843) |
X（1998） | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 46 | 3 | 99 | (1,520) |
IX（1993） | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 42 | 1 | 102 | (1,662) |
VIII（1988） | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 39 | 1 | 100 | (2,318) |
VII（1983） | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 2 | 100 | (1,571) |
VI（1978） | 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 100 | (1,455) |
V（1973） | 2 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 100 | (1,461) |
IV（1968） | 1 | 28 | + | 9 | + | 13 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 100 | (967) |
III（1963） | 1 | 27 | + | 12 | + | 12 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 98 | (902) |
II（1958） | 1 | 28 | + | 10 | + | 14 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 100 | (539)(Note1) |
I（1953） | 3 | 18 | + | 6 | + | 21 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 100 | (379) |
Note: The + in the table indicates that a category has been merged with the category to its right.
Note 1: This is a value reported in the publication "Nihon-jin no Kokumin-sei" (The Japanese National Character) by Shiseido. The actual non-response value is assumed to be 622.
Note 1: This is a value reported in the publication "Nihon-jin no Kokumin-sei" (The Japanese National Character) by Shiseido. The actual non-response value is assumed to be 622.