| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0519 |
| Survey Title | 41st Fact-finding Survey on Student Life, 2005 |
| 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 2005 survey is the 41st survey. University students are experiencing extremely difficult living conditions, reflecting the financial status of their parents, on whom they often depend. The shifting economic climate is also causing changes in the structure of students’ revenue and expenditure, including income from part-time (arubaito) jobs, scholarships and the like, as well as their consumer behavior and their perception of interpersonal relations. Moreover, the incorporation of national universities in 2004 and various other recent changes in universities are also manifesting in the changing perceptions and behaviors of university students. The basic survey items are used on an ongoing basis, with special survey items included each year. Carrying on from last year’s survey, the survey this time includes items on topics such as reasons for entering university, university classes, facilities, equipment and environment at current university, overall satisfaction with university, and activities on ordinary weekdays, and activities and feelings in the course of everyday life. New items have also been added on topics such as credit cards, e-money, convenience store ATMs, earning qualifications, and internships. The data also include responses to additional questions posed by some co-operative associations on the “meal card” initiatives being conducted in these associations’ dining halls. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Undergraduate students in national/prefectural/municipal/private universities |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Number of responses: 9,934 people (The survey was conducted with the participation and cooperation of around 16,000 students from 77 universities in Japan, but data summary and analysis in the report involves longitudinal comparison, so uses a sample of 9,934 respondents mainly from student co-operatives that administer the survey every year.) |
| Date of Collection |
38626.0 ~ 2005-11 October to November 2005 |
| Time Period |
2005 ~ 2005 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | Probability: Simple 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. Responses collected were computer-processed by an external provider contracted to the National Federation of University Co-operative Associations. |
| Investigator | National Federation of University Co-operative Associations |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0519 |
| 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, university entrance exams, experience of repeating university entrance exams, type of residence/layout and size/bathroom，mode of transportation to commute to school, commuting time (2) Economic life - Living conditions: current living conditions and future outlook, measures taken with respect to future income, expenditure items respondent wishes to cut back/increase - Part-time (arubaito) job: part-time (arubaito) work experience in the last six months/income/main purpose - Receipt and use of scholarship funds - Living expenses: living expenses for one month (breakdown of income and expenses), special expenses in last six months/expected future expenses for coming six month, book purchase in the past one month (store used, number of books, amount of purchase), textbook purchase - Driver’s license: whether 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 - Overseas travel: experience of overseas travel after entering the university/in the past year/before entering the university/number of travels/agency used/plan/purchase method, awareness of International Student Identity Card (ISIC)/whether respondent has one - Personal computers: possession/type of PC/timing of purchase/source of purchase/plan to purchase in the future/PC selection criteria, Internet usage (frequency, goods and services purchased online, payment method) - Credit cards: ownership/number of credit cards, frequently used credit cards, reasons for using credit cards, approximate monthly spending limit, products and services purchased by credit card - E-money: possession of e-money, types of e-money possessed, places for using e-money - Convenience store ATMs: use experience/use details/reason for use，thoughts on ATM fees - Occupation and annual income of father and mother (3) University life, daily life and activities - 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, reason for entering university, whether the university currently attending was respondent’s first choice, reason for choosing the university, about classes, facilities and environment of the university currently attending, level of satisfaction with the university - Time use: time schedule of usual week days - Qualifications: desired skills to acquire before graduating, content of desired qualifications and mode of study (already obtained, currently studying, hope of obtain in future), awareness and actual use of co-operative association’s services such as arrangements for obtaining qualifications, perceptions and behaviors toward employment - Internship: level of interest, experience (whether or not experienced, year, length, etc.) - Daily life: points of concern in daily life, people to confide in, troubles and worries in daily life - Health: health conditions, health-related concerns, care taken for maintaining health, care taken in diet, whether respondent has been admitted to hospital or been an outpatient in the last six months due to illness or accident and injuries, details of accident and injury - Daily meals: timing of meals in one day/location/content/purchase expenses (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, anti-nuclear and peace-related activities, donation to UNICEF, Co-op’s environmental conservation activities, awareness/participation in “reading marathons,” 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/comparison with off-campus outlets (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/comparison with off-campus outlets (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/comparison with off-campus outlets (16 items), score for Co-op cafeteria <Additional questionnaire items> - University co-op meal card: whether respondent has one, frequency of use |
| Date of Release | 2007/03/01 |
| 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 ： 2007-03-01 |
| 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 shown in the report, for the following reasons: (a) Information on the weightings and universities used in the report are not included in this dataset. (b) The number of cases in this dataset is 16,684, which does not match the number of respondents to the survey. |