| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 0993 |
| Survey Title | Post-Election Survey for the 17th Unified Local Elections, 2011 |
| Depositor | The Association For Promoting Fair Elections |
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| Educational Purpose | Available for both research and instructional purposes. |
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| Summary |
This survey aims to investigate the actual voting behavior, etc., of voters in the 17th Unified Local Elections held on April 10 and April 24, 2011 and to provide source material for election awareness in the future. The main survey items are as follows: (1) Process of voting in gubernatorial elections, (2) process of voting in prefectural assembly elections, (3) process of voting in municipal mayoral elections, (4) process of voting in municipal assembly elections, (5) intentions concerning local elections, and (6) attitude toward and interest in politics. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Individual men and women aged 20 years and older |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | Sample size: 3,000 people, valid responses: 1,910 (63.7%) |
| Date of Collection |
2011-06-18 ~ 2011-07-10 |
| Time Period |
2011 ~ 2011 |
| Spatial Unit | Japan Japan (except Iwate, Miyagi, Ibaraki, and Okinawa prefectures) |
| Sampling Procedure |
Probability: Stratified
Probability: Multistage
Sampling: voter registration lists Sampling method: two-stage stratified random sampling Number of locations: 200 municipalities, 204 locations |
| Mode of Data Collection | Face-to-face interview Face-to-face interview |
| Investigator | The Association for Promoting Fair Elections, survey carried out by Central Research Services, Inc. |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.0993 |
| 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)Process of voting in gubernatorial elections - Whether or not there were gubernatorial elections/prefectures where elections took place - Level of interest in gubernatorial elections - Whether or not voted - Reason for deciding to vote - Whether voted on the election day/using early voting/using absentee voting - Time of voting - How early/on what time respondent voted in early voting - Issues considered in the gubernatorial elections - Time when respondent decided for which candidate to vote in the gubernatorial election - Things respondent viewed important when voting in the gubernatorial election (party related/individual candidates) - Reason respondent did not vote in gubernatorial election - Reason for not using early voting (2) Process of voting in prefectural assembly elections - Survey location (Tokyo/other) - Level of interest in prefectural assembly elections - Whether or not voted - Reason for deciding to vote - Whether voted on the election day/using early voting/using absentee voting - Time of voting - How early/on what time respondent voted in early voting - Issues considered in the prefectural assembly election - Party voted for in the prefectural assembly election - Party voted for in the prefectural assembly election of the last local unified election - Time when respondent decided to vote - Things respondent viewed important when voting in the prefectural assembly election (party related/individual candidates) - Reason respondent did not vote - Reason for not using early voting (3) Process of voting in municipal mayoral elections - Whether or not there were municipal mayoral elections - Level of interest in designated-city mayoral elections/municipal mayoral elections - Whether or not voted - Reason for deciding to vote - Whether voted on the election day/using early voting/using absentee voting - Time you decided to vote - Things respondent viewed important when voting in mayoral elections (party related/individual candidates) (4) Process of voting in municipal assembly elections - Whether or not there were municipal assembly elections - Level of interest in designated-city assembly/municipal assembly elections - Whether or not voted - Whether voted on the election day/using early voting/using absentee voting - Time you decided to vote - Things respondent viewed important when voting in municipality election (party related/individual candidates) - Whether or not there was recommendation from local municipality/neighborhood association for a local assemblyperson so that someone represents the locality/pros and cons (5) Intentions concerning local elections - Concerns for voting when not understanding the character/political views of candidates/election type - Thoughts on uncontested elections - Thoughts on the number of members in local assemblies - Roles respondent wishes prefectural assembly members fulfill - Roles respondent wishes municipal assembly members fulfill - Whether or not participating in a supporters’ association of a candidate of a unified local election - Reason for participating in the supporters’ association - Election information respondent heard or saw prior to the election day of the unified local election (TV/radio, etc.) - Election information respondent heard or saw related to the unified location election (campaign speech/manifest, etc.) - Appeals by others - Contact with election awareness (6) Attitude to and interest in politics - Thoughts on Japanese politics in general - Thoughts on prefectural politics - Thoughts on city (ward/town/village) politics - Level of satisfaction with life - Level of satisfaction with politics - Elections respondent is particularly interested in - Level of interest in national or regional politics - Thoughts on voting in elections - Party supported/level of support - Level of awareness of early voting - Voting hours at respondent’s electoral district - Thoughts on voting hours - Thoughts on the number of voting places - Thoughts on the period/hours of early voting - Thoughts on the number of voting places for early voting - Awareness that politicians are prohibited from donating to people in his or her electoral district - Content of donations from politicians prohibited by penalty - Awareness of “The Association for Fair Elections” (Shirobara-kai (“White Rose Association”),etc.) /whether or not respondent has participated in lectures, etc. - Awareness of the mascot of the movement for promoting fair elections - Whether respondent thinks it was a clean election Face items Gender, age, level of educational attainment, occupation, employment status, by occupation type, years at residence, time it takes to reach voting place, family structure *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2015/07/02 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Elections Political behaviour and attitudes |
| Topics in SSJDA | Politics/Administration/Election |
| Version | 1 ： 2015-07-02 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |