| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0839 |
| Survey Title | Questionnaire Survey for the Reduction of Working Hours, 2011 |
| Depositor | Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| Restriction of Use |
For detailed information, please refer to 'For Data Users' on the SSJDA website.
- Apply to SSJDA. Depositor's approval is required. |
| 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 to accurately understand the prevailing situation of the members of the Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees’ Unions (JCU) regarding the reality of and attitudes to work. By feeding the results back to activities toward the reduction of working hours as promoted by the JCU and its affiliated unions, it aims to contribute to improving the overall working conditions. In November every year, JCU conducts a survey with approximately 10,000 union members to gather information on their working hours. For 39 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. This survey includes questions on stress at work, thereby enabling analysis of the relationships between fatigue accumulation levels, stress factors, and working hours. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Members of Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Sample size: 11,729 Valid responses: 10,172 Valid responses rate: 86.7% |
| Date of Collection |
2011-11-01 ~ 2011-11-01 2011/11/01 |
| Time Period |
2011 ~ 2011 |
| Spatial Unit | |
| Sampling Procedure | Non-probability: Quota 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.0839 |
| 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, changes in ease of taking leave/days off and reasons (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 Attractive or not, reasons for feeling or not feeling attracted (7) Relating to health problems and mental health Anxiety about health, recent subjective symptoms, reasons for/treatment of stress (8) Regarding work-life balance Level of awareness, feelings about current total time spent on work, sense of fulfilment in work and private life (9) Worksite attributes Format, number of workers assigned, contractee, 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, implementation of unified worksite closures on Saturdays (11) Job transfer leave systems Days between being informed of transfer and actually transferring, taking of job transfer leave, reasons why taking job transfer leave was possible/not possible *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2013/03/27 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Occupational health Working conditions |
| Topics in SSJDA | Employment/Labor |
| Version | 1 ： 2013-03-27 |
| 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. |