| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 1013 |
| Survey Title | 3rd Nationwide Survey of Sexual Behavior among Young People (JASE SSJDA edition), 1987 |
| Depositor | Seishonen no seikoudou zenkoku chosa kenkyukai |
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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 |
This is the third “Survey of Sexual Behavior among Young People” conducted by the Japanese Association for Sex Education; this survey has previously been conducted twice, in 1974 and 1981. The purpose of this survey is as follows. (1) To clarify the progress status of the age of having sexual experience of Japanese youth, and its changes over time, in terms of physiological, psychological, and behavioral aspects. (2) To clarify the influence of social factors and sex education among the various factors that cause individual differences in the progress status of sexual experience. (3) To clarify the characteristics of the psychological aspect of sex, which have not been sufficiently analyzed to date, and to clarify their relationship with social factors and sex education. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Male and female students from first year of junior high school to fourth year of university |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size | Sample size: 8,681 people (4,317 men, 4,364 women) |
| Date of Collection |
1987-11-01 ~ 1988-01-31 1987/11/01 – 1988/01/31 |
| Time Period |
1987 ~ 1988 |
| Spatial Unit |
hokkaido
tokyo
kyoto
akita
shimane
kumamoto
iwate
toyama
kochi
Nine locations in Japan Three large cities with populations in excess of one million (Sapporo City, Tokyo Metropolis, Kyoto City), three medium-sized cities (Akita, Matsue, Kumamoto Cities)，three small municipalities (vicinity of Iwaizumi Town in Iwate Prefecture, vicinity of Fukumitsu Town in Toyama Prefecture, vicinity of Kubokawa Town in Kochi Prefecture) |
| Sampling Procedure | A total of 141 schools were selected, taking into account student population, school type, and school size, and several classes (in some cases, all classes) from each school were selected to take the survey. |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Paper Collective survey |
| Investigator | Seishonen no seikoudou zenkoku chosa kenkyukai, survey carried out by JASE(The Japanese Association for Sex Education) |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.1013 |
| 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 |
[Face Items] Age, school, year in school, area of residence at the time of graduation from junior high school (large city/city/town or village, etc.), parents’ occupation, impression of “home” and “school” (from elementary school to university (junior college) period), place of school currently attending, whether respondent has own room, presence of a car respondent can freely use, whether or not respondent has a part-time (arubaito) job, presence of close friends of the same sex, presence of close friends of the opposite sex, presence of a boyfriend/girlfriend (1) Physiological sexual development - Ejaculation experience (spermarche) Existence of ejaculation experience, location of first experience/age - Menstruation experience (first menstrual period) Presence of menstruation/age/month (2) Psychological sexual development - Interest in sex Interest in sex/age, thoughts about “premarital sex,” thoughts about “marriage,” things respondent wants to know about sex, image of the word “sex” and “sexual intercourse,” whether respondent has received sex education/content, factors affecting sexual behavior and consciousness - Desire for intimate contact (opposite sex/same sex) Experience of desiring intimate contact with someone of the opposite sex/age, experience of intimate contact with someone of the opposite sex/age Whether respondent has ever been sexually attracted to someone of the same sex, experience of intimate contact with someone of the same sex/age/current situation - Sexual arousal Whether or not respondent has experienced sexual arousal/age/motivation - Desire for kissing Desire to sexually kiss someone/age (3) Development of sexual behavior - Dating experience Whether or not respondent has dating experience/age, whether respondent is currently dating someone, experience of desiring intimacy with someone of the opposite sex/age - Kissing experience Experience of sexually kissing someone/age/motivation - Making out experience Experience of making out with someone/age - Sexual intercourse experience Whether or not respondent has experienced sexual intercourse/age/partner’s age/motive for experiencing sexual intercourse/place, use of contraception, awareness of terms related to sex - Masturbation Masturbation experience/age/current situation/frequency/thoughts *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2015/05/26 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Compulsory and pre-school education Higher and further education Reproductive health Youth |
| Topics in SSJDA | Society/Culture |
| Version | 1 ： 2015-05-26 |
| Notes for Users | Variable and value labels are written in Japanese. |