| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0786 |
| Survey Title | Questionnaire Survey for the Reduction of Working Hours, 2010 |
| Depositor | Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| 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 |
This survey was conducted as part of the Shorter Working Hours Promotion Month in November 2010, in order to gain a detailed understanding of the working realities and attitudes of members of unions affiliated with the Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees’ Unions (JCU), feeding the findings back into initiatives related to shorter working hours conducted by JCU and its member unions, and thereby contributing to improvements in working conditions across the board. In November every year, JCU conducts a survey with approximately 25% of union members (approximately 10,000 people) to gather information on their working hours. For 38 years since 1972, this survey has shed light on the work environment in the construction industry while adapting the content of the questions to suit changes in society. This is the most extensive and consistent survey on white-collar workers in the construction industry. For this survey, questions on work-life balance were set in addition to the questions on shorter working hours. It is hoped that the survey will prompt further consideration of work styles and help to raise awareness of shorter working hour, by enabling analysis of workers’ degree of fulfillment in work and private life based on their working hours and number of days off. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Members of Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Sample size: 10,469 Valid Responses: 9,011 Valid Response Rate: 86.1% |
| Date of Collection |
2010-11-01 ~ 2010-11-01 2010/11/01 |
| Time Period |
2010 ~ 2010 |
| Spatial Unit | |
| Sampling Procedure |
Non-probability: Quota
A sample of approximately 25% of all union members were surveyed. Questionnaires were distributed in line with the number of members in each member union and the profile of members in terms of age, gender, occupation type, etc. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) Implemented as a data-entry questionnaire form distributed in digital format |
| Investigator | Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0786 |
| 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. Gender, age, location of workplace 2. Occupation type, work duties, availability of overtime pay 3. Taking days off on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 4. Taking annual paid leave Number of annual paid leave days taken, hesitation about taking leave/days off 5. Regarding overtime work Number of non-scheduled working hours in November, number of non-scheduled working hours on weekdays, reason for doing overtime 6. Attractiveness of the construction industry 7. Relating to health problems Anxiety about health 8. Regarding work-life balance Level of awareness, feelings about current total time spent on work, sense of fulfilment in work and private life, company efforts 9. Worksite attributes Format, number of workers assigned, project category, purpose of building use 10. Worksite closures Conditions for days off under works schedule, complete closures of worksite, number of days of closure on weekdays 11. Initiatives for unified worksite closures on Saturdays Implementation of unified worksite closures on Saturdays, preparation in advance 12. Job transfer leave systems Days between being informed of transfer and actually transferring, taking of job transfer leave *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2012/07/11 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Occupational health Working conditions |
| Topics in SSJDA | Employment/Labor |
| Version | 1 ： 2012-07-11 |
| Notes for Users |
Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. While the Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees’ Unions “Questionnaire Survey for the Reduction of Working Hours” is administered annually to union members, it is not a panel survey. |