| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0982 |
| Survey Title | 6th Survey on Marriage and Childbirth, 2010 |
| Depositor | Meiji Yasuda Research Institute, Inc. (Former Name:Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness, Inc.) |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
| Period of Data Use Permission | One year |
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| Summary |
The Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness has been conducting an annual questionnaire survey on marriage and childbirth since 2005. The survey subject group is narrowed down to the age group that is seriously considering marriage and childbirth (those in their 20s and 30s). From a unique perspective, the study reveals the desires and anxieties of these age groups with respect to marriage and childbirth with references to other related survey results and research theses. The 2010 survey focused on the awareness of “child allowance” among young people. One of the characteristics of this survey is that it asks the same types of questions to both married and single people to compare the results in these two categories. There are two versions of the questionnaire, one for married people and one for singles, and they both inquire about essentially the same topics. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Men and women in their 20s and 30s |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Sample size: 7,926 people Among them, singles: 4,102 people, married: 3,824 people |
| Date of Collection |
2010-02-26 ~ 2010-03-04 |
| Time Period |
2010 ~ 2010 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan |
| Sampling Procedure |
Non-probability: Quota
Quota random sampling of registered monitors of Macromill, Inc. according to the following attributes - Gender - Marital status (single/married) |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) Internet survey |
| Investigator | Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness, Inc.，survey carried out by Macromill, Inc. |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0982 |
| 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 |
[Married People Survey] (1) Path to marriage Age at the time of marriage, how respondent met the spouse, reason for deciding to marry, number of romantic partners respondent had dated before getting married, views on getting married due to pregnancy (shotgun marriage), necessity of partner-finding activities, reason for not participating in partner-finding activities, services used for/involvement in “partner-finding activities” (2) Actual situation of childbirth/childrearing Presence/number of children, age when first child was born, number of children respondent desires to have hereafter (3) Pregnancy with the first child/childbirth of the first child and work Occupation when respondent got pregnant with the first child, employment status during pregnancy/after the birth of the first child and reason for resigning the job, reason for resigning the job after giving birth to the first child, reason for continuing work after giving birth (4) Reasons for not giving birth/what is necessary to decide to do so Reason for deciding to have children, intention to have children for those who currently have no child, desired age to give birth and desired number of children for those who currently have no child, feelings toward “giving birth to a child/having more children,” conditions necessary to decide to “give birth to a child/have more children” (5) Connecting (kizuna) with family members What respondent thinks of when seeing the phrase, “connecting (kizuna) with family members” (6) Child allowance Regarding the level of child allowance, regarding child allowance and increase in birth rate, issues with child allowance, desirable policies to increase birth rate, necessity of child allowance, reason for the necessity of child allowance, reason why child allowance is not necessary, on what aspects of childrearing respondent wants to spend money, way of using child allowance, dealing with childrearing expenses when they are burden to household (7) Use of nursery school/kindergarten Use of facilities before elementary school, available options when choosing a facility to use, important factors when choosing a facility, level of satisfaction with the facility, information used in selecting the facility, the upper limit of money spent on nursery school, wife’s work style during childrearing (8) Life in old age Regarding life in old age, hope and anxiety regarding life in old age, reason for anxiety regarding life in old age, state of enrollment in personal pension system, whether respondent would enroll in personal pension system if monthly salary goes up by 50,000 yen, until when respondent wants to work (9) Face items Gender, age, place of residence, occupation (current, ideal)，employment status (current, ideal)，size of employer, type of housing, divorce experience, household family members, spouse’s age, regarding children, annual household income, spousal proportion of income (current, ideal), household savings/debt, highest level of educational attainment (self/spouse) [Singles Survey] (1) Marriage Reasons for being single, desire to get married, desired age of marriage (2) State of partner-finding activities Whether respondent was involved in partner-finding activities within the past year, reason for not participating in partner-finding activities, services used for/involvement in partner-finding activities (3) Relationships with people of the opposite sex Number of singles around respondent, whether or not there are people of the opposite-sex to communicate through group activities and on the Internet/by mobile phone, number of past romantic partners (4) Requirements for a marriage partner Requirements for a marriage partner, desired annual income of a marriage partner, desired level of educational attainment of a marriage partner (5) Views on marriage Views on marriage, views on getting married due to pregnancy (shotgun marriage), expectations/merits of marriage, anxiety/demerits of marriage (6) Connecting (kizuna) with family members What respondent thinks of when seeing the phrase, “connecting (kizuna) with family members” (7) Necessary conditions for deciding to marry Presence of a romantic partner and prospect for marriage, necessary conditions for deciding to marry, changes needed to decide to get married (8) Regarding childbirth Desires regarding children, age at which respondent wants first child, desired number of children (9) Work style after childbirth, during childrearing Work style after childbirth, during childrearing (ideal) (10) Life in old age Regarding life in old age, hope and anxiety regarding life in old age, reason for anxiety regarding life in old age, state of enrollment in personal pension system, whether respondent would enroll in personal pension system if monthly salary goes up by 50,000 yen, until when respondent wants to work (11) Face items Age, gender, place of residence, type of housing, marriage experience, household family members, occupation(current, ideal), employment status (current, ideal), size of employer, highest level of educational attainment, financial support relationship between respondent and his or her parents, amount of monetary support, annual income (at personal level), savings, debt *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2015/09/01 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Family life and marriage Specific social services: use and availability Social conditions and indicators |
| Topics in SSJDA | Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 2015-09-01 |
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