| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0820 |
| Survey Title | The Questionnaire Survey on Work and Life of Workers, 2011.4 |
| Depositor | JTUC Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards (Former Name:Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards) |
| 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 purpose of this survey is to periodically explore workers’ attitudes toward economic trends in Japan and their current state of work and living through a questionnaire survey and to obtain basic information with which to consider policy issues from the perspective of improving quality of life of workers. Since the 1st survey in April 2001, we have conducted surveys annually in April and October, using survey items that focus on grasping the work and life situation and perceptions of diverse workers. In this 21st survey, we are focusing on household consumption and saving behavior and workers’ anxiety and its impact in addition to a fixed-point survey that includes items on attitude toward the economy/prices and work. Moreover, by examining the relationship between social connection and the actual life insecurity, it becomes possible to grasp the layer of people who are easily excluded from social inclusion. In addition, starting this 21st survey, we have changed the survey method from a mail access panel survey to a web access panel survey on the Internet with the aim of securing a sufficiently large sample to represent the diversity of workers and extracting timely issues through rapid summary and analysis. For this reason, the sample size this time comprised 1,874 people (from 20 to 59 years old), which is 2.5 times larger than the previous survey (sample size in 20th survey: 739 people). |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe |
Private company employees in their 20s to 50s who live in the Greater Tokyo Area and Kansai region *Note that surveys of people in their early 60s were also conducted, but due to problems with the working population composition ratio at this stage, a number of samples sufficient to withstand rigorous analysis could not be obtained. They are therefore treated as reference values. |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | In 20s to 50s: 1,874 people, in early 60s: 126 people |
| Date of Collection |
2011-04-01 ~ 2011-04-06 2011/04/01-04/06 |
| Time Period |
2011 ~ 2011 |
| Spatial Unit |
saitama
chiba
tokyo
kanagawa
shiga
kyoto
osaka
hyogo
nara
wakayama
The Greater Tokyo Area (Saitama/Chiba/Tokyo/Kanagawa prefectures) Kansai region (Shiga/Kyoto/Osaka/Hyogo/Nara/Wakayama prefectures) |
| Sampling Procedure |
Non-probability: Quota
- Based on 2,000 people, which is the number of survey subjects that was assumed in advance, we created sample allocation criteria reflecting the distribution ratio of gender, age group, and employment status of employees aged 20 to 64 years, located in the Greater Tokyo Area and Kansai region according to the “2007 (Heisei 19) Employment Status Survey.” - Based on the allocation criteria, among the private company employers (approximately 60,000 subjects) residing in the Greater Tokyo area and Kansai region who are registered with INTAGE Inc., we randomly sampled each layer to obtain responses above the allocation criteria and requested them to respond to the questionnaire. - The sample was determined randomly from among the responses received, ensuring that the number sampled from each group accorded with the allocation criteria. *Note that INTAGE Inc. mainly searches for access panel participants via Internet sites and recruitment advertisements in newspapers and magazines, etc. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) Web access panel survey *self-administered on line |
| Investigator | Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards, survey carried out by INTAGE Inc. |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0820 |
| 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 |
[Questionnaire items] (1) Economic trends and business situation - Japan’s economic environment, business situation at the place of employment, increase or decrease in number of employees, increase or decrease in actual hours worked, unemployment concerns (2) Income, consumption, living conditions - Increase or decrease in personal wage income, increase or decrease in total income of household, increase or decrease in total household consumption, sense of fluctuation in prices, household living conditions (3) Evaluation of work and life - Recognition of current work, intention to change jobs, satisfaction level with current work, satisfaction level with life in general (4) Household budget and consumption behavior/saving behavior - Annual household income and expenditure, outstanding borrowings, behavior of cutting down on expenditure (5) Connection with society and workers’ anxiety - People whom respondent can rely on when facing problems, whether affiliated to groups/organizations, anxiety about the future, experience of struggle due to shortage of money, perspective on social security (6) Labor union Existence of labor union at the place of employment, membership status/Intention to join/necessity [Face items] Gender, age, spouse, place of residence, employment status, highest level of educational attainment, working hours, annual wage income, household savings, financial provider in the household, children, support for the current Cabinet, industry/size of company by number of employees, occupation type, years of continuous employment *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2012/08/01 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Economic conditions and indicators Employment Labour relations/conflict Working conditions |
| Topics in SSJDA | Employment/Labor Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 2012-08-01 |
| Notes for Users |
Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. *Since this survey (the 21st survey), the mode of data collection has changed from mail to online, and answer choices, etc. were revised. For this reason, it is not possible to make a seamless connection with the results prior to the 20th edition (October 2010). |