Can You Keep an Appointment? Flaking and Lateness - Survey Report

If there is anything that Indonesians are very well known for, it is for observing “rubber time” or jam karet. This is not just in Indonesia; it also follows Indonesians when they go abroad. Not only that, foreigners who live here also get bit by this bug because they get used to this aspect of daily life in Indonesia. And as much as people talk and criticize this habit, it is something that still persists. Beyond being late, it is also easier now with the rise of technology for people to flake or cancel plans at the last minute.

So the big question is – how likely are people castillo hinchable likely to flake or cancel plans at the last minute?

At JakPat, we asked respondents from ages 18-35 about their views and practices on flaking. The results discussed here come from a survey taken by 509 respondents, of which 59.14% are male.

When people make an appointment, they expect to keep it. Most people say that they “often” keep their appointments (48.72%) and 37.72% say that they “always” keep them. The result cheap water trampoline remains consistent across gender and age breakdowns with females slightly likelier to keep appointments than males.

People want to keep their appointments, but sometimes, things come up. Plans get cancelled or people show up late for whatever reasons.

From this survey, one activity that is very likely is “cancelling plans with friends because something else you’d rather do came up” (35.1%). Those in the older age brackets are likelier (39.29%) to commit this action in comparison to their younger counterparts.

Sometimes, people cancel plans because they do not feel like going anymore (20.59%). Females are likelier to do this than males (26.92% vs. 16.28%). One interesting point is that those who are 26-29 do not experience this as much. Only 16.94% say that they do this.

And then there are those who cancel plans and lie about why they cannot keep their appointment. The number from this survey stands at 13.3% with females leaning towards this action more than males (15.87% vs. 11.63%).

Looking at this from an age breakdown, it is interesting to observe the following trends –

The majority say that if they know they cannot keep an appointment, they should let the other party know right away (76.62%). Essentially, the sooner the better.

In terms of lateness, people know when they are late but do not want to admit that. As a result, 1 in 3 have told someone that they are “on the way” when he or she really has not left yet. Those in the older age bracket are not as likely to do this (25.60%).

When people know that they will be late, nearly all respondents will inform the person that they are planning to meet (97.64%). Typically, they will inform the other party as soon as they know that they will be late (92.96%). But if someone does not give notice, it is because it is part of the culture to be late so the other person already knows to expect that.

As mentioned earlier, most people say that they “often” or “always” keep their appointments. When asked to assess people in their age brackets, the rating was not as favorable. The popular perception is that other people “sometimes” keep their appointments (49.9%). This holds true among the younger folks but declines with age. Among the 30-35 age bracket, only 40.48% say that their peers “sometimes” keep their appointments. The more dominant belief is that their peers “often” keep their appointments (44.05%).

For more detail you can download XLS report at the button below (bahasa). JAKPAT report consists of 3 parts which are 1) Respondent Profile, 2) Crosstabulation for each question and 3) Raw Data. Respondent profile shows you demographic profiles ( gender,age range, location by province, and monthly spending). Cross tabulation enables you to define different demographic segment preference on each answer.