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Abstract
Survey Number 0835
Survey Title Fact-finding Survey on the Work Conditions among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, 2011
Depositor National Federation of Small Business Associations
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Summary The purpose of this survey is to accurately apprehend work conditions in small and medium-sized enterprises and to contribute to the establishment of appropriate labor policies in small and medium-sized enterprises and the promotion of timely employment and labor support by the National Federation.

The National Federation of Small Business Associations and the Prefectural Federation of Small Business Associations have conducted the “Fact-finding Survey on Work Conditions among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises” since 1964, with this being the 48th survey. This survey targets approximately 40,000 workplaces but with two-thirds of respondents having 30 or fewer employees, it especially reveals work conditions of small-scale businesses. In addition to basic items relating to pay, working hours, employment, and management, etc. that need to be captured in time series, this survey also investigates items related to the labor climate of each year.

This year, in addition to the time series items of management status and obstacles, working hours (beginning with fixed weekly working hours), starting salary of new graduates, and wage reform status, there are items related to the influence of the Great East Japan Earthquake on business management, employment of new graduates, employment of fixed-term contract workers, etc.
Data Type quantitative research
quantitative research: micro data
Universe Businesses with 300 or fewer employees (100 or fewer for the wholesaling industry, 50 or fewer for the retail industry, and 100 or fewer for the service industry)
Unit of Observation Organization
Sample Size Sample size: 40,465, number of responses: 18,164, response rate: 44.9%
Date of Collection 2011-07-01 ~ 2011-07-01
2011/07/01
Time Period 2011 ~ 2011
Spatial Unit Japan
Japan (except Miyagi, Fukushima, Tochigi, Fukui, Kochi, and Oita prefectures)
Sampling Procedure Probability: Stratified
Sampling was based on the 2009 (Heisei 21) Economic Census Basic Survey, in line with the number of private businesses with 300 or fewer employees (excluding agriculture, forestry, and fisheries), distributed among prefectures, with the sampling ratio based on industry and employee scale.
Mode of Data Collection Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Arbitrary sampling of target businesses from the Prefectural Federation of Small Business Associations with all distributed and collected questionnaires tabulated collectively by the National Federation of Small Business Associations
Investigator National Federation of Small Business Associations
DOI 10.34500/SSJDA.0835
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 (1) Items concerning wages
 1. Starting pay for new graduates (by school of graduation)
2. Situation regarding wage revision (whether it was implemented between January and July 2011, details of revision)

(2) Items concerning hours of work
 1. Scheduled weekly hours of work
 2. Average hours of overtime per month
 3. Average allotment of annual paid leave and days of paid leave used

(3) Items concerning employment
 1. Employees’ employment status (number of employees by gender and employment status)
2. State of employment of new graduates
 3. Employment status of fixed-term contract workers

(4) Items concerning management
 1. State of management
 2. Management obstacles
 3. Policy direction regarding main operations
 4. Management strengths

(5) Attributes, other
1. Existence of labor union
 2. Influence of the Great East Japan Earthquake
 3. Industry, number of employees, etc.

*For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire.
Date of Release 2013/02/07
Topics in CESSDA Click here for details

Employment
Working conditions
Business/industrial management and organisation
Topics in SSJDA Employment/Labor
Version 1 : 2013-02-07
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