| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0638 |
| Survey Title | Survey of Attitudes among the Elderly toward Economic Life, 2007 |
| Depositor | Director General for Policies on Cohesive Society, Cabinet Office, The Government of Japan |
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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 |
Facing aging society in the immediate future, to build a society where everyone can live a long and fulfilling life, there needs to be constant re-evaluation of social systems related to employment/income, health/welfare, learning/social participation, and the living environment to make these suited to the aging society. From this viewpoint, this survey was conducted on men and women aged 55 years and older, mainly on the topics of employment and income. Under the theme of “attitudes among the elderly toward economic life,” items surveyed include income/spending, working, and assets, which are topics considered important for elderly people to live a stable life in their twilight years. The purpose of this survey is to contribute to the promotion of future social measures for the aging society. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Men and women aged 55 years and older in Japan |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | Sample size: 4,000 people, valid responses (rate): 2,176 people (54.4%) |
| Date of Collection |
2007-01-11 ~ 2007-02-04 2007/01/11 – 02/04 |
| Time Period |
2007 ~ 2007 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure | Probability: Stratified Probability: Multistage Two-stage stratified random sampling |
| Mode of Data Collection | Face-to-face interview Face-to-face interview |
| Investigator | Director General for Policies on Cohesive Society, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan，survey carried out by Central Research Services, Inc. |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0638 |
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| 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) Items related to work Current financial situation and living conditions (Q1), changes in financial situation and living conditions (Q2), whether or not respondent has an income-earning job and details thereof (occupation) (Q3), retirement age (Q3SQ), reasons for having an income-earning job (Q4), desired retirement age (Q5), reasons for not having an income-earning job (Q6), age when respondent had an income-earning job (Q7), future intention to work for income (Q8), conditions respondent considers important when choosing a job (Q9), whether or not spouse has an income-earning job and details thereof (occupation) (Q10), spouse’s retirement age (Q10SQ1), up to what age respondent wants spouse to work (Q10SQ2), living expenses covered by pension (Q11), methods of dealing with shortfalls in living expenses (Q11SQ) (2) Items related to income/spending Average monthly income of respondent and spouse (Q12), ratio of work income/public pension (Q13), sense of burden about taxes/social insurance premiums (Q14), major expenses in the past year (Q15), spending priority (Q16), burdensome daily expenses (Q17) (3) Items related to assets Amount of current savings (Q18), increase or decrease in savings (Q19), whether or not enrolled in private pension/insurance and details thereof (Q20), purpose of savings (Q21), retirement preparations (Q22), savings needed for retirement (Q23), asset management in preparation of retirement (Q24), person respondent relies on in managing finance (Q25) (4) Items related to long-term care Care provided by children (Q26), type of care (Q26SQ), expenses for care (Q27) (5) Items related to social security systems Social security benefits and burden (Q28), details of increased burden (Q29) (6) Items related to basic attributes Gender (F1), age (F2), marital status (F3), spouse’s age (F3SQ), presence of children and number (F4), cohabitants/number (F5), household finances of cohabitants (F5SQ1–2), reasons for cohabiting with children (F5SQ3), type of housing (F6), possibility of inheriting a house (F6SQ), longest-held occupation (F7), spouse’s longest-held occupation (F7SQ), health status (F8) |
| Date of Release | 2010/04/22 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Economic conditions and indicators Income, property and investment/saving Working conditions Elderly |
| Topics in SSJDA | Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 2010-04-22 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |