| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0607 |
| Survey Title | Fact-Finding Survey on Long-term Care Work, 2002 |
| Depositor | Care Work Foundation |
| Restriction of Use |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| SSJDA Data Analysis | Not available |
| Summary |
The Care Work Foundation is a corporation designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under the Act on Improvement of Employment Management and Other Matters for Care Workers (1992). With a view to promoting the securement of long-term care workers and the welfare and stable employment of such workers, the Foundation’s activities creating employment opportunities and improving working conditions in the long-term care sector, and improving the management of long-term care workers. As part of these activities, it conducts data-gathering and research related to the employment and welfare of long-term care workers. Conducted under the title of “Fact-Finding Survey on Long-term Care Work in Workplaces,” this survey involved asking facility operators about the status of employment of long-term care workers, workers’ wages, working hours, and other issues, as well as their education and training, in order to identify problems in long-term care work. The goal of the survey was to furnish essential basic materials for use in promoting the welfare and stable employment of long-term care workers. |
| Data Type | quantitative research quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | 10,000 workplaces in the long-term care industry in Japan |
| Unit of Observation | Organization |
| Sample Size |
Sample size: 10,000 workplaces Number of responses: 2,778 workplaces Response rate: 27.8%: *Regarding the employment status, working conditions, and other individual circumstances of long-term care workers who work in the workplaces that responded (Question 5), responses on 70,089 long-term care workers were received and have been aggregated separately. |
| Date of Collection |
2002-11-22 ~ 2002-12-05 2002/11/22 – 12/05 |
| Time Period |
2002 ~ 2002 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | Probability: Simple random Random sampling |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Mail survey |
| Investigator | Care Work Foundation |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0607 |
| 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) General overview of workplace - Locations - Corporate status - Number of employees at workplace - Number of employees in entire organization - Long-term care services offered/ year when long-term care services started (2) State of employment of each care worker etc. (*Data for this item (Question 5) were aggregated separately. - Gender - Age - Details of job - Employees’ employment status - Primary occupation (qualification) - Form of wage payment - Regular amount of wages before tax in 2002 October (monthly/daily/hourly wages) - Number of working hours per week - Actual amount of wages in 2002 October - Months of employment (3) Human resources recruitment - Number of care workers at workplace by employment type (one year before/present) - The number of workers recruited and dismissed in the last year (regular/non-regular employees)(male/female) - Years of experience of workers dismissed in the last year (regular/non-regular employees) - Points of emphasis when recruiting workers - Method of recruiting regular workers - Excess/shortage of workers by occupation type - Current and required future initiatives to improve retention - Payment of qualification allowance - Name of qualification if qualification allowance paid (4) Education/training - State of education/training at employment (regular employees/non-regular employees/registered helpers) - Training items and hours of training at the time of employment (regular employees/non-regular employees/registered helpers) - Whether there is practical training/experience as a trainee/training period at the time of employment (regular employees/non-regular employees/registered helpers) - Implementation of education to enhance the skills of current workers (regular employees/non-regular employees/registered helpers) (currently/in the future), and content thereof 1. Education for obtainment of qualifications 2. Education relating to specialized care techniques 3. Education relating to first aid, etc. 4. Education relating to prevention of illness 5. Education relating to systems and legislation - Methods of skills enhancement education (training providers, times, paid/unpaid) (current/future) - If not implementing skills enhancement education: impediments - Education of managers and supervisors (current/future) (5) Long-term care work programs and requests - Expectations for programs relating to employment management in long-care work, etc. |
| Date of Release | 2009/10/13 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Employee training Employment Working conditions Social welfare systems/structures |
| Topics in SSJDA | Social Security/Welfare Employment/Labor |
| Version | 1 ： 2009-10-13 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |