| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0127 |
| Survey Title | 33rd Fact-finding Survey on Student Life, 1997 |
| Depositor | National Federation of University Co-operative Associations |
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| Summary | Since 1963 we have conducted an annual survey in October for the purpose of realizing a fuller campus life by clarifying, in particular, the economic life of university students as well as their consciousness and activities, and by making the findings reflect on our business and various activities. This 1997 survey, the 33rd of the kind, was carried out when the student life has entered an extremely difficult situation, reflecting an unstable economic climate characterized not only by a prolonged recession but also by the bankruptcy of big firms and banks. Furthermore, employment anxieties are shared by more and more freshmen/ women and sophomores due to the abolishment of the "shushoku kyotei" custom, or the gentlemen's agreement to set a timetable for job-seeking students. The survey demonstrates how, under such circumstances, the students are trying their best to polish themselves in various moments in student life in preparation for the day they start a career life. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | 25,792 students of 50 universities nationwide. |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | 13,441 responses from a sample of 25,792 students from 50 universities (Rate of return: 52.1%) |
| Date of Collection |
1997-10-01 ~ 1997-10-01 October, 1997 |
| Time Period |
1997 ~ 1997 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan All over Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | Probability: Systematic random Probability: Stratified Probability: Stratified: Proportional We gave each university a sampling ratio in accordance with the number of undergraduate students, and sampled from their ID numbers at regular intervals. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Questionnaires were mailed and partially handed to the respondents. The mailing as well as collecting was done by each cooperative. |
| Investigator | The National Federation of University Co-operative Associations |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0127 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | The National Federation of University Co-operative Associations (September, 1998) Dai 33-kai gakusei no shohi seikatsu no kansuru jittai chosa hokoku-sho. [Report of the 33rd Survey on the Student Consumption Life] |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | [Chosa-hyo] |
| Major Survey Items |
Demographic items: department; year; sex and marital status; entrance exam; experience of waiting till next entrance exam period after failing in one; type of dwelling, layout, and area; means of transportation to school; and commuting time. I Economic life: Present and future financial outlook; earning and spending measures; breakdown of monthly earnings and expenses; telephone/beeper bills; special spending in past six months and future six months; and part-time work in past six months, earnings, and their use. II Consumption behavior: Driver's license, period obtained, place of application, and plans to get within a year; overseas trips made, number of trips, agency used, and future plans; PC and word processor held, plans for purchase, and Internet use; and meals in a day, eating place, etc. III Daily life and activities: Daily life (days spent on campus per week; arriving and leaving time; number of classes attended today, hours spent on reading per day; important areas of campus life; degree of fulfillment; and impression of university-favorable or not); matters/qualifications Respondent wants to master/obtain before graduation, and studying method; job-seeking activity and anxiety; degree of satisfaction with dietary life; level of interest in environmental issues; issues of interest; what Respondent is doing, wants to do in the future, and wants Co-ops to do about environmental issue; and recognition and evaluation of Co-op efforts at environmental issues. IV Use of Co-ops: Book Store (Shoseki-bu)(frequency of use in past month, and evaluation and important characteristics of Book Store); General Store (Kobai-bu) (frequency of use in past month, and evaluation and important characteristics of General Store); Cafeteria (weekly frequency of use, and evaluation and important characteristics of Cafeteria); and attitudes to Co-ops (recognition of Conference of Delegates, recognition of Opinion Card, participation in operation, recognition of mutual-aid enterprise; the Co-op News; level of interest in and recognition of peace issues; Co-op's UNICEF fund-raising; closeness/familiarity, degree of satisfaction, and overall evaluation). V Others: Parents' occupation and annual income; hospitalization and visits to doctor in past six months; etc. |
| Date of Release | 1999/11/04 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Consumption and consumer behaviour EDUCATION Higher and further education Youth |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 1998-11-04 2 ： 2001-08-20 3 ： 2002-09-19 4 ： 2009-12-21 |
| Notes for Users |
Correction by weighting back is required. Data Sets are written in Japanese. |