| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0345 |
| Survey Title | 39th Fact-finding Survey on Student Life, 2003 |
| Depositor | National Federation of University Co-operative Associations |
| Restriction of Use |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
| Access to Datasets | Download |
| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary |
The “Fact-finding Survey on Student Life” has been conducted every October since 1963 with the objective of clarifying the state of university students’ lifestyles, especially, financial life, and the views and behavior of university students, to enhance the lives of university students through the implementation of the results in the activities and operations of university co-operatives. The 2003 survey is the 39th survey. University students are experiencing extremely difficult living conditions, reflecting the financial status of their parents, on whom they often depend. Changes are also being observed in students’ income from part-time (arubaito) jobs, scholarships and the like. These conditions are occasioning changes in students’ living patterns and perceptions. The findings of this survey reveal that in many facets of university student life, students are choosing how they will live based on their own value outlooks and preferences, and steadily obtaining the experiences and objects they desire within their limited resources. The basic survey items are used on an ongoing basis, with special survey items included each year. This time, items have been added on topics including job types and sources of information for part-time (arubaito) jobs, means of arranging overseas travel, internet usage and payment methods, troubles encountered in everyday life, interest in environmental issues and action taken in daily life, and internships. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Students in 74 universities in Japan |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
(74 University Co-ops) sample size: 44,601, number of responses: 15,542 people, response rate: 34.9% Data summary and analysis in the report involves longitudinal comparison, so uses a sample of 9,436 respondents mainly from student co-operatives that administer the survey every year. |
| Date of Collection |
2003-10-01 ~ 2003-10-01 2003/10/01 |
| Time Period |
2003 ~ 2003 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | Probability: Systematic random Probability: Stratified Probability: Stratified: Proportional Random sampling (Sampling was performed using the student lists or similar of each university co-operative.) |
| Mode of Data Collection |
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Self-administered mail survey (by hand in some cases) Co-ops sent out and collected the questionnaire forms, and forwarded completed forms to the National Federation of University Co-operative Associations. |
| Investigator | National Federation of University Co-operative Associations |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0345 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | 【 Questionnaire |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Attributes Major, year in school, age, gender, marital status, admission to the university, experience of repeating university entrance exams, type of current residence/layout and size/bathroom，mode of transportation to commute to school, commuting time (2) Economic life Current conditions of lifestyle and future outlook, measures taken with respect to future income and expenditure, breakdown of monthly income and expenses，special expenses in last six months/expected future expenses for coming six months, part-time (arubaito) work experience in the last six months/income/purpose/occupation type/information source/hourly wage，whether the respondent has a driver’s license/when respondent got a driver’s license/how respondent applied to a driving school, plan to get a driver’s license in next one year，experience of overseas travel/number of travels/ agency used/plan/purchase method, etc., possession of PCs/type of PC/timing of purchase/source of purchase/plan to purchase in the future/PC selection criteria, location to print out, Internet usage (frequency, goods and services purchased online, use of various services and devices used to connect to the Internet, details of Internet use and payment method), environmental issues (whether or not interested, issues of interest, things respondent does for the environment, what respondent wants Co-ops to do for the environment), internship (interest/experience), occupation and annual income of father and mother (3) Daily life and activities Timing of meals in one day/content/location/price, university life（number of days per week attending university/ time of arriving and leaving university/number of classes attended today/whether respondent likes university/fullness of student life/important aspects of university life）, points of concern in daily life，people to confide in, details of troubles in daily life, health conditions, health-related concerns, care taken for maintaining health, care taken in diet, student club activities（association/membership status/content/members/training camp/reason for joining）, whether the respondent has been admitted to hospital or been an outpatient in the last six month for illness, accident, and injury, details of the accident, possession of motorcycle (4) Content of Co-op activities, evaluation and use of Co-ops - Thoughts on the Co-op’s activities (general representatives’ meetings, suggestion cards/product request cards, reflection of suggestion questionnaire results, awareness of Co-op officials’ activities, intention to participate in running of the Co-op, Co-op news, awareness of mutual aid activities, interests in peace, anti-nuclear and peace-related activities, donation to UNICEF, interests in environmental issues, Co-op’s environmental conservation activities, presence of Co-op, satisfaction with Co-op currently, overall view of Co-op, Co-op), books division (number of visits and purchases in the last month，evaluation of Co-op bookstore/points of emphasis (15 items), score for books division), Co-op retail division (number of visits and purchases in the past month, evaluation of retail division/points of emphasis (15 items), score for retail division, Co-op cafeteria (number of visits and use in the past week, evaluation of Co-op cafeteria/points of emphasis (16 items), score for Co-op cafeteria) |
| Date of Release | 2004/08/31 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Consumption and consumer behaviour Higher and further education Youth |
| Topics in SSJDA | Education/Learning Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 2004-08-31 |
| Notes for Users |
Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. Please be aware that the summary of this dataset does not match the figures, “national total,” shown in the report, for the following reasons: (a) Information on the weightings and universities used in the “national total” are not included in this dataset. (b) The number of cases in this dataset is 15,544, which does not match the number of respondents to the survey. |