| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0562 |
| Survey Title | 42nd Fact-finding Survey on Student Life, 2006 |
| 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 2006 survey is the 42nd survey. Changes are occurring to the structure of revenue and expenditure among university students, reflecting the financial status of their parents, on whom they often depend. The results of this survey shed light on these changes, as well as questions such as whether the “disparities” becoming apparent in many areas recently are also emerging in university student life, and whether the “improving” graduate employment climate is prompting any changes in students’ perceptions. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Undergraduate students in national/prefectural/municipal and private universities |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Number of responses: 10,190 people (The survey was conducted with the participation and cooperation of around 18,000 students from 81 universities in Japan, but data summary and analysis in the report involves longitudinal comparison, so uses a sample of 10,190 respondents mainly from University co-ops that administer the survey every year.) |
| Date of Collection |
2006-10 ~ 2006-11 October to November 2006 |
| Time Period |
2006 ~ 2006 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | Probability: Simple random Probability: Stratified Probability: Stratified: Proportional Random sampling (Sampling was performed using the student lists, etc. of each University co-op.) |
| 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.0562 |
| 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, 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 - Living expenses: living expenses for one month (breakdown of income and expenses), average monthly payment amount credit cards and loans, use of a “meal card,” “meal coupons,” and “healthy meal tickets,” special expenses spent in last six months/expected future expenses - Scholarship funds: receipt and use of scholarship funds, uses and management of scholarships - Part-time (arubaito) job: part-time (arubaito) work experience in the last six months/income/main purpose/occupation (3) Consumption behavior - Overseas travel: experience of overseas travel before and after entering the university/number of travels/agency used - Personal computers: possession, timing and source of purchase/PC selection criteria, Internet usage (frequency, goods and services purchased online) - 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 a year (4) 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, 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 relationships with people and atmosphere at the university - Employment: anxieties related to graduate employment, behaviors attuned to graduate employment, action taken to obtain preferred occupation/job type, decisions on preferred occupation/job type, points of emphasis when deciding graduate employment destination, things relied on during graduate job-hunting activities, difficulties and concerns during graduate job-hunting activities, costs of graduate job-hunting activities and amount incurred personally (5) Daily life - Student club activities: association/membership status, number of clubs joined, content of activities, expectations for clubs - Reading and buying books: average time spent reading per day, number of books purchased in the past one month (for study and research, other than for study and research, magazines) - Daily meals: timing of meals in one day/location/content/purchase expenses - Health: care taken/not taken in diet and reasons for not taking care, health-related concerns, steps taken to maintain good health - Situation of hospitalization/receiving outpatient services: 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 life: points of concern in daily life, people to confide in - Occupation and annual income of father and mother, parents’ area of residence (6) 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, Co-op’s environmental conservation activities, awareness/participation in “reading marathons,” 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 (15 items), score for Co-op cafeteria |
| Date of Release | 2008/03/14 |
| 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 ： 2008-03-14 |
| 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 18,204, which does not match the number of respondents to the survey. |