| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0532 |
| Survey Title | Survey on Social and Political Attitudes among Japanese in the 21st Century (GLOPE 2005), 2005 |
| Depositor | Political Economical of Institutional Construction, Waseda University |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| Summary |
This is a Japan-wide public opinion survey conducted to systematically identify voters’ attitudes to and behavior in the House of Representatives Election in September 2005, the positions and opinions voters have with regard to politics, their interests and knowledge about the political system and social systems, and the way they view and evaluate the state of the economy and various social issues that are beginning to arise. The survey has been designed with particular care to the following points, among others. 1. We sought to word questions so that they can be compared internationally with other data sets. 2. We included question items relating to political knowledge and identification with political parties, which had not been asked in Japan previously. 3. We included questions that should be asked now from the perspective of collecting time series data with a view of 10 years into the future. 4. We made use of six split samples to enable testing of items that had questionable validity as concepts or measurements in previous surveys. 5. We conducted pre-tests, albeit small ones, and made minor adjustments to how we asked questions, etc. 6. We ensured that bias could be reduced by creating cell weights for missing values and raking using the Population Census of Japan data/ex-post-facto stratification weighting, and weighting the data after conducting the survey. Further, in this survey, six split samples (Questionnaires A–F) were used to test different ways of asking the same question for some items. The questionnaires contain the description “Split sample (questionnaire ___)” and list the alternatives together for each question. Accordingly, some questions have been written several ways for the same question number. The Japan-wide public opinion surveys that have been conducted continually to date, including this survey, are as follows. Survey title: Public Opinion Survey on Open Society in Japan (JSS-GLOPE2003-04) Survey dates: Waves 1, 2: October–November 2003 Waves 3, 4: June–July 2004 Survey title: Survey on Social and Political Attitudes among Japanese in the 21st Century (GLOPE 2005–2007) Survey dates: Wave 1: November 2005 Wave 2: February 2007 Survey title: Survey on Social Attitudes and the Upper House Election in Japan (Waseda-CASI&PAPI2007) Survey dates: Wave 1: June–July 2007 Wave 2: August–September 2007 Survey title: Waseda and Yomiuri Joint-Survey on Social Expectations in Japan (Waseda-PAPI2009) Survey dates: February–March 2009 Survey title: Waseda and Yomiuri Joint-Survey on Social Expectations and the General Election in Japan (Waseda-CASI&PAPI2009) Survey dates: Wave 1: August 2009 Wave 2: September 2009 Survey title: Waseda and Yomiuri Joint-Survey on Social Expectations and the Upper-House Election in Japan (Waseda-CASI2010) Survey dates: Wave 1: June–July 2010 Wave 2: July–August 2010 |
| Data Type | quantitative research quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Men and women aged 20 years and older living in Japan |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | Sample size: 3,000 people，valid responses 1,397 people (46.6%) (of which 56 were reserve targets) |
| Date of Collection | 2005/11/03 – 11/28 |
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| Spatial Unit | Japan |
| Sampling Procedure |
Two-stage stratified random sampling Number of locations: 182 locations in 180 cities and ku (wards), 29 locations in 29 towns and villages, total of 211 locations in 209 municipalities Extracted lists: Voter registration lists (some from the Basic Resident Register) |
| Mode of Data Collection | Face-to-face interview |
| Investigator | Waseda University School of Political Science and Economics–Graduate School of Economics 21st-Century Center of Excellence program “Constructing Open Political-Economic Systems” (21COE-GLOPE), survey carried out by Central Research Services, Inc. |
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| Related Publications (by the Investigator) | 21-seiki nihonjin no shakai/seiji ishiki ni kansuru chosa（GLOPE2005）” [Survey on Social and Political Attitudes among Japanese in the 21st Century （GLOPE2005）]，Codebook, Waseda University 21st-Century COE “Constructing Open Political-Economic Systems” [21-seiki COE Hirakareta seijikeizai seido no kochiku]. Yamazaki,Arata. 2006. "Political Knowledge and Voting Behavior in Japan General Election 2005" prepared for 21 COE-GLOPE International Conference in Amsterdam "NEW DIRECTIONS IN Political-Economic Experiments and Behavioral Research", Oct.30-31,2006. |
| Related Publications (based on Secondary Analysis) | List of related publications (based on Secondary Analysis) |
| Documentation | [Questionnaire] |
| Major Survey Items |
(1) Political interest, political knowledge Frequency of watching television news/reading newspapers, level of interest in politics, political reflection and political parties, elections, National Diet Thoughts about amendments to the Constitution, awareness of provisions on rights and obligations/clauses on the renunciation of war in the Constitution of Japan, means of dispute resolution, awareness of three-instance judicial system through the courts, awareness of joint responsibility of Cabinet, names of public offices (2) Political participation and membership of various groups Organizations/groups respondent is a member of, level of eagerness to participate, thoughts on citizens’ involvement in elections/politics, frequency of participation in political activities (until now/from now on), whether respondent would fight for country (3) Attitudes and behavior on the occasion of the House of Representatives Election Voting in the House of Representatives Election on September 11, political party of the candidate that respondent voted for in a single-seat electoral district, political party that respondent voted for in a proportionally represented district, awareness of parties’ catchphrases (4) Attitudes to how political and social systems should be Awareness of, influence of, and involvement in the lay judge (saiban-in) system Rain probability at which respondent would carry an umbrella, thoughts on personal relationships, reliability/functionality of organizations/groups/social systems, local referendums Current standard of living, parents’ standard of living when respondent was a child, changes to the gap between rich and poor/reasons for them to occur, thoughts on fairness of tax burden, possibility of unemployment in the next 5 years, savings to support the household in the future Gender roles, foreign workers (increase/acceptance), effects of declining birthrate, causes of declining birthrate, sorting trash (complain, hold a grudge), dealing with crisis situations (assured relief or relief for many) (5) Opinions on government policy, state of the economy, etc. State of business activity, business activity one year ago, business activity one year later, level of satisfaction with living conditions, living conditions compared to one year ago, in one year, government’s responsibility for business activity, government’s responsibility for changes in living conditions Agreement or disagreement with government policies affecting business activity, public comment (awareness, experience, involvement), time spent using the Internet per day (6) Support for political parties, stance on policy issues, evaluation of Cabinet performance Emotional temperature for each political party, emotional temperature for independent members, political party usually supported, degree of approval/disapproval, political party respondent likes, support for the Koizumi Cabinet, level of satisfaction with politics Political stance (conservative/progressive), level of interest in various policies (12 items), evaluation of government efforts in each field, evaluation of the Koizumi Cabinet, stance on pension system reform and postal services privatization (self/Liberal Democratic Party/Democratic Party) Familiar political parties (presence/absence, name of the party, level, political party that feels somewhat familiar), feelings about/thoughts on/behavior of people who lean towards various parties (7) Demographic matters, etc. Gender, age, years at residence, type of housing, number of years attending schools, annual household income, occupation, provider for the household, occupation of the provider for the household, experience of living in another country/number of years, family structure, life stages of children and the number, presence of independent children |
| Date of Release | 2007/09/14 |
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| Topics in SSJDA | Politics/Administration/Election |
| Version | 2007/09/14 ： |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |