| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0749 |
| Survey Title | Survey of Public Attitudes toward Energy, 2008 |
| Depositor | The Institute of Applied Energy |
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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 |
Understanding public attitudes to energy (nuclear power, solar/wind/geothermal and other alternative forms of energy, oil, etc.) has become even more important than before. The Institute of Applied Energy regularly conducts questionnaire surveys about energy, analyzes the results, and provides them broadly throughout society for the purposes of contributing to increasing interest in energy and of creating basic information for energy strategy proposals based on the knowledge obtained. This survey, conducted in 2008, continues to use the question items from previous years’ surveys to enable the observation of longitudinal changes, while including question items about awareness and predictions relating to energy. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Men and women aged 20 years and older living in the Greater Tokyo Area (within 30 kilometers of Tokyo Station) |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | 500 people |
| Date of Collection |
2008-10-24 ~ 2008-11-25 2008/10/24 –11/25 |
| Time Period |
2008 ~ 2008 |
| Spatial Unit | aitama chiba okyo kanagawa The Greater Tokyo Area (within 30 kilometers of Tokyo Station) |
| Sampling Procedure | Non-probability: Quota 500 people |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered survey (placement method) |
| Investigator | The Institute of Applied Energy, survey carried out by Marketing Center Co., Ltd. |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0749 |
| 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 |
(1) Attitudes to society and life in general - Level of satisfaction with Japanese society today - Evaluation of the Japanese people’s lifestyles - The society that Japan should aim to become (16 items) - Issues and things of particular interest (16 items) - Frequency of watching news and reporting - Sources of information about news and incidents, etc. and their credibility - Concerns that respondent feels within everyday life (23 items) - Facilities that respondent could not accept being built near his or her residence (18 items) - Determination factors when determining whether to accept a facility that respondent does not want to accept to be built (15 items) (2) Attitudes to energy issues - Level of interest in energy issues - Prediction of world’s future energy usage - Prediction of Japan’s future energy usage - Anxiety about Japan’s future energy supply issues - Preparedness to put up with inconvenience due to energy and environmental issues, etc. - Prediction of oil prices in 20 years - Predictions on Japan’s oil supply issue in 20 years - Evaluation of the possibility of Japan using alternative energy in 20 years - Prediction of Japan’s alternative energy in 20 years - Evaluation of the possibility of Japan reducing carbon dioxide in 20 years - Evaluation of measures against energy and environmental issues - Whether or not respondent is making personal efforts for energy and environmental issues (3) Attitudes to nuclear power generation - Level of interest in nuclear power generation - Opinion on use or abolition of nuclear power generation - Prediction of amount of power generated by nuclear power generation in Japan in 20 years - Sense of usefulness of nuclear power generation - Sense of safety of nuclear power generation - Sense of controllability of nuclear power generation - Evaluation of operations of Japan’s nuclear power plants - Evaluation of information disclosure of Japan’s nuclear power plants - Evaluation of Japan’s treatment and disposal of radioactive waste - Predictions on Japan’s appropriate treatment and disposal of radioactive waste in 50 years - Evaluation of nuclear power generation’s contribution to power generation costs in Japan - Evaluation of nuclear power generation’s contribution to secure energy supply in Japan - Evaluation of nuclear power generation’s contribution to resolution of environmental issues in Japan - Evaluation of Japan’s technological level relating to nuclear power generation - Image of accidents in Japan’s nuclear power facilities (4) Awareness and predictions relating to energy - Awareness of steep rise in imported crude oil prices - Awareness of Japan’s energy self-sufficiency rate - Awareness of the power source that generates the highest electrical power output in Japan at present - Prediction of the power source that will generate the highest electrical power output in Japan in 20 years - Awareness of the most used energy source in the world at present - Prediction of the most used energy source in the world in 20 years - Awareness of the causes of global warming - Predictions on global warming in 20 years - Awareness of the effects of small amounts of radiation on the human body - Awareness of artificial radiation (5) Basic attributes - Gender - Age - Occupation |
| Date of Release | 2011/06/02 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
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| Topics in SSJDA | Economy/Industry/Management Society/Culture Environment |
| Version | 1 ： 2011-06-02 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |