| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0529 |
| Survey Title | Fact-finding Survey on the Utilization of Elderly among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, 2005 |
| Depositor | Shoko Research Institute |
| Restriction of Use |
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| Educational Purpose | Only available for research. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary |
Given the aging population, employment of the elderly is expected to increase and is also socially necessary. The purpose of this survey is to understand the actual employment situation and utilization of elderly people in small and medium-sized enterprises. The main survey items were employees’ age, the current and future policies of retirement, and the elderly utilization status (occupation type, employment status, purposes, problems, etc.). |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | 5,000 small and medium-sized manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises in Japan |
| Unit of Observation | Organization |
| Sample Size | valid responses: 785 companies, response rate: 15.7% |
| Date of Collection |
2005-12 ~ 2005-12 Survey period: early December 2005 Time of survey: end of October 2005 |
| Time Period |
2005 ~ 2005 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Mail survey |
| Investigator | Shoko Research Institute |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0529 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | Please refer to the abstract in Japanese. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | 【 Questionnaire 】 |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Company profile Location of head office, industry, capital, number of employees, and sales in the past year (compared to 5 years ago) (2) Workforce age demographics Current workforce age demographics, average age of employees, and anticipated future changes in workforce age demographics (3) Management issues Current management issues (4) Elderly employees’ utilization status Current status of the mandatory retirement age system, current status of continuous employment after retirement, and future policies regarding the mandatory retirement age and continuous employment after retirement New hiring of the elderly (actual results, future policy), occupation type and employment status of rehired or newly hired elderly, purpose of hiring the elderly (extension of retirement age, new hiring, rehiring), and problems promoting employment of the elderly |
| Date of Release | 2007/07/23 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Employment SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS Elderly |
| Topics in SSJDA | Employment/Labor |
| Version | 1 ： 2007-07-23 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |