| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0685 |
| Survey Title | 4th Survey on Marriage and Childbirth, 2008 |
| Depositor | Meiji Yasuda Research Institute, Inc. (Former Name:Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness, Inc.) |
| 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 Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness has been conducting an annual questionnaire survey on marriage and childbirth since 2005. The survey subject group is narrowed down to the age group that is seriously considering marriage and childbirth (those in their 20s and 30s). From a unique perspective, the study reveals the desires and anxieties of these age groups with respect to marriage and childbirth with references to other related survey results and research theses. The 2008 survey chose the theme of “the opportunity costs of childbirth and childrearing” from among survey items related to the environment of giving birth and raising children. Although women’s employment rate and earnings have seen an upward trend, how much has the proportion of the “wife’s earnings” risen as a part of household income? Furthermore, we established hypotheses on topics such as whether the rise in “wife’s earnings” have influenced the dual-income couples’ desire to have children and analyzed the results. There are two versions of the questionnaire, one for married people and one for single people, and they both inquire about essentially the same topics. Furthermore, both versions of the survey are categorized into “Type I” with questions (Q18-Q20) that focus on information about “cash benefits and incentives in support of marriage, childbirth, and childrearing” and ask about familiarity/the amount necessary, etc. and the “Type II,” which does not include these items. The report aggregates the results by marital status and Type I and Type II categories. Type I is called “information disclosure” and Type II is called “information non-disclosure.” Please note that the mode of data collection has changed. Starting with this time, the survey is conducted over the Internet, and when answering Q18-Q20, respondents could click a “show table” button to display the “2008 Marriage, childbirth and childrearing support system.” |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Men and women in their 20s and 30s |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Valid responses: 7,908 people Among them, married: 3,973 people (married I: 1,985 people, married II: 1,988 people) singles: 3,935 people (singles I: 1,972, singles II: 1,963 people) |
| Date of Collection |
2008-03-01 ~ 2008-03-01 2008/03/01 |
| Time Period |
2008 ~ 2008 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan (47 prefectures) |
| Sampling Procedure |
Non-probability: Quota
Quota random sampling from the access panel of Macromill, Inc. using the following basic attributes (1) Area of residence (47 prefectures) (2) Gender (3) Marital status |
| Mode of Data Collection |
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Internet survey (distributed and responded on the Web) Weighting: An analyzable number of responses was received for 188 basic attribute cells, so the profile of the valid response group differs from the current population profile of the surveyed areas in terms of gender, marital status, and age. For this reason, representativeness was enhanced by weighting the summarized results using the population profile in the most recent Annual Report on Current Population Estimates and the 2005 Population Census of Japan. Figures provided in the report have been corrected using weighted values. |
| Investigator | Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness, Inc., survey carried out by Macromill, Inc. |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0685 |
| Sponsors (Funds) | |
| 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 |
[Married People Survey] (1) Parents/spouse Whether living with parents, time it takes to reach parents’ house, whether living with spouse’s parents, time it takes to reach spouse’s parents’ house, presence of school-age children, support currently received from parent, amount of financial support from parents, support respondent hopes to receive from parents, division of childrearing, division of housework (2) Cohabitation Cohabitation experience with spouse prior to marrying him or her, relationship between cohabitation and marriage, cohabitation period, learning gained through cohabitation, whether cohabitation affects the timing of marriage (3) Path to marriage Age at the time of marriage, how respondent met spouse, reason for deciding to marry (4) Marriage, childbirth/childrearing support system [Married I respondents only] Awareness of cash benefits and incentives, alleviation of economic anxiety after receiving allowance notification, support payment amount respondent considers necessary (5) Children Presence/number of children, age at which respondent wants to have a first child, desired number of children, conditions to have children, reason for giving up on having a child, requirements for wanting to have a child (6) Job and lifestyle Occupation, employment status, time husband comes home, preferred time for husband to come home to help with childrearing and housework, until what age of children respondent wants to devote to childrearing (7) Life insurance Whether respondent has life insurance, spousal proportion of life insurance coverage, necessity of reconsidering current life insurance coverage amount, future preferred spousal proportion of coverage/reason for this proportion (8) Attributes Spouse’s age, type of residence, number of household family members, household family structure, number of children living at home, age when first child was born, highest level of educational attainment, divorce experience/number of times divorced, birthplace, annual household income, spousal proportion of income (current, ideal), household savings, household debt, gender, age [Singles Survey] (1) Parents/spouse Intention to live with parents after marriage, preferred distance (in time) from parents’ house, intention of living with spouse’s parents after marriage, preferred distance (in time) from spouse’s parents’ house, support respondent hopes to receive from parents, amount of financial support respondent hopes to receive from parents, ideal division of childrearing, ideal division of housework (2) Single life, relationships with people of the opposite sex, cohabitation Reason for being single, whether currently involved in a relationship with someone of the opposite sex, marriage with a current partner of the opposite sex, necessary requirements for deciding to marry, experience of being involved in a relationship with potential marriage partners of the opposite sex, experience of taking a step toward marriage, number of people respondent has proposed to, number of people to whom respondent implied marriage, plan to marry, opportunities for starting relationships, types of opportunities respondent prefers for meeting people, experience of cohabitation with a romantic partner, things learned from cohabiting before marriage, whether cohabitation affects the timing of marriage (3) Marriage, childbirth/childrearing support system [Singles type I only] Awareness of cash benefits and incentives, alleviation of financial anxiety after receiving allowance notification, support payment amount respondent considers necessary (4) Marriage Desire for marriage, desired age of marriage, necessary conditions for deciding to get married, merits/expectations of marriage, demerits/anxiety of marriage, whether respondent has become more optimistic about marriage than before, reason for becoming optimistic about marriage, reason for becoming pessimistic about marriage, requirements for a marriage partner (5) Children Whether respondent wants to have children, age at which respondent wants first child, desired number of children (6) Job and lifestyle Occupation, employment status, until what age of children respondent wants to devote to childrearing (7) Attributes Type of residence, number of household family members, household family structure, financial support relationship between respondent and his or her parents, financial support to parents, financial support from parents, marriage experience/number of times, highest level of educational attainment, birthplace, annual income, savings, debt, gender, age *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2013/07/24 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details ECONOMICS Income, property and investment/saving LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Working conditions SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND GROUPINGS Family life and marriage Gender and gender roles SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SYSTEMS Social welfare systems/structures |
| Topics in SSJDA | Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 2013-07-24 |
| Notes for Users | Percentages provided in the report are weighted values. |