| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0605 |
| Survey Title | 43rd Fact-finding Survey on Student Life, 2007 |
| 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 2007 survey is the 43rd survey. This survey sheds light on how the lives of university students are being affected by the recent “economic recovery,” and the “disparities” that are also a cause of growing concern, as well as how students’ lives and perceptions are being altered by the improving graduate employment climate. The report also contains specific data on issues traditionally associated with university students, such as “interest in global warming” and “building relationships with others,” which have been newly added to the survey. |
| 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: 9,736 people (The survey was conducted with the participation and cooperation of around 18,530 students from 81 universities across Japan, but data summary and analysis in the report involves longitudinal comparison, so uses a sample of 9,736 respondents (response rate of 35.7%) mainly from University co-ops that administer the survey every year.) |
| Date of Collection |
2007-10 ~ 2007-11 October to November 2007 |
| Time Period |
2007 ~ 2007 |
| 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-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.0605 |
| 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) University life, daily life and activities - University life: number of days per week attending university, time of arriving and leaving university, number of classes today，whether respondent likes university, fullness of student life, important aspects of university life, whether the current university was the respondent’s first choice, reason for choosing the current university, about classes, facilities and environment of the university currently attending, level of satisfaction with relationships with people and atmosphere at the university - Employment: worries regarding employment and details of such, behaviors attuned to graduate employment，action taken to obtain preferred occupation/occupation type, decisions on preferred occupation/occupation type, points of emphasis when deciding graduate employment destination (3) Daily life - 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) - Student club activities: membership of student clubs, number of clubs joined, content of activities, expectations for and reasons for joining clubs - 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 - Meals in one day: timing, location, content, and cost of meals throughout one day - Worries in daily life: points of concern in daily life, people to confide in, building relationships with others (10 items) - Interest in global warming: sense of impending crisis owing to global warming, knowledge of the causes of global warming, highest priority issue in tackling global warming, efforts to tackle global warming in daily life, behaviors informed by awareness of global warming (4) Consumption behavior - E-money: possession of e-money, types of e-money possessed, places for using e-money (other than on public transport), value of e-money used in a month - Convenience stores: current state of convenience stores and comparison with student co-operative association (13 items) - Online shopping: experience of online shopping (from personal computer, from mobile phone), goods purchased online (5) Content of Co-op activities, evaluation and use of Co-ops - University Co-op homepage (HP): viewing the University Co-op HP, whether or not desired information is available, ease of understanding the content, useful information in the University Co-op HP，use of，use of University Co-op HP online shopping - Degree of expectation toward University Co-op and degree of realization thereof (11 items) - 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,” awareness of/participation in Co-op’s “Shukatsu Sapuri (supplement for job-hunting),” 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/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 (6) 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 - Scholarship funds: receipt and use of scholarship funds - Part-time (arubaito) job: part-time (arubaito) work experience in the last six months/income/main purpose of spending income/occupation - Living expenses: living expenses for one month (breakdown of income and expenses)，use of a “meal card,” “meal coupons,” and “healthy meal tickets” - Special expenses in last six months (details/amount/amount incurred personally), expected future expenses for coming six months (details/amount) - occupation and annual income of father and mother, parents’ area of residence |
| Date of Release | 2009/03/16 |
| 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 ： 2009-03-16 |
| 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 18,532, which does not match the number of respondents to the survey. |