| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 1093 |
| Survey Title | Questionnaire Survey for the Reduction of Working Hours, and Fact-finding Survey on the Attitudes toward Life, 2015 |
| 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) in terms of working hours, living conditions, and their general perceptions of work and life. 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. Since 1972, this survey has shed light on the work environment in the construction industry for over 43 years now, 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 is centered on questions about the "working hours and the attraction of the construction industry," which are asked every year through the questionnaire survey on the reduction of working hours. This edition also includes questions concerning the attitudes toward life, which is surveyed once every three years. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Members of Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Survey samples: 3,515 people Valid responses: 12,121 people Valid response rate: 89.7% |
| Date of Collection |
2015-11 ~ 2015-12 November – December 2015 |
| Time Period |
2015 ~ 2015 |
| Spatial Unit | |
| Sampling Procedure | Non-probability: Quota The questionnaire was distributed according to the number of members of each associated union and the composition of age, gender, and job category in each union |
| Mode of Data Collection | Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) Electronically-sent questionnaire survey form of data input-type and online survey |
| Investigator | Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.1093 |
| 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 | [Chosa-hyo][Syukei-hyo] |
| Major Survey Items |
[To all respondents] (1) Personal attributes ・Gender, age, marital status, number of people in family ・Number of children living together, growth stage of the children living together (first child, last child) ・Type of housing, location of work ・Job category, occupation, overtime pay (eligible/ineligible) (2) Family finances ・Individual annual income ・Spouse's form of employment, spouse's annual income, variation of annual income ・Monthly expenses, children's monthly education costs ・Flexibility in family finances, the total amount of savings, and impact of an increase in the consumption tax (3) Working hours/day off ・Average time the respondent wakes up/leaves home/arrives at work/leaves work/gets home/sleeps on weekdays (in 24-hour format) ・Number of non-scheduled working hours in November and number of non-scheduled working hours on weekdays ・Days off on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays ・Number of annual paid vacation days ・Main reason for doing overtime ・Perception of overtime ・Conditions to have the Saturday off (4) Work-related stress ・Presence/absence of work-related stress and anxiety and causes of work-related stress ・Current professional situation (5) Work-life fulfillment ・Work-life fulfillment ・Dissatisfaction with work and life in general (6) Work away from family ・Experience with work away from family as well as dissatisfaction and concerns with working away from family ・Number of home visits per month (ideal/actual and number of home visits at own expense) ・Increase in expenses due to double burden (monthly) (7) Workstyle/employment ・Relationship between continued employment of women and marriage/childbirth (ideal/reality) ・Internal welfare system or environment necessary for both partners to continue to work/engage in childcare ・Presence of a family member in need of nursing care, prospects for the acquisition of family care leave, and necessary measures for balancing nursing care and work ・Insecurity with work stability (8) Work abroad ・Perception of working abroad and adequate period to work abroad ・Motivation to work abroad and dissatisfaction/anxiety about working abroad (9) Attraction to the construction industry ・Feeling of attraction and how that feeling has changed ・Reason(s) for feeling or not feeling attracted ・Whether you wish your child to be employed in the construction industry (10) Perception of job change ・Desire to continue to work at the current company and reasons for wanting to change jobs (quit the current job) ・Reemployment intention after the job change [To field workers] (11) Construction site attributes , Form, number of workers, purchasers, and construction classification (12) Construction site closure ・Holiday setting (when the order was accepted/on current process sheet) and construction site shutdown status ・Status of implementation of "Collective Close on Saturdays," and why the measure succeeded or failed (13) Special leave after transfer ・Status of acquisition of special leave after transfer ・Why it is difficult to acquire a special leave after transfer and conditions to acquire it * For details on survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2017/03/14 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Labour relations/conflict Working conditions Social conditions and indicators |
| Topics in SSJDA | Employment/Labor |
| Version | 1 ： 2017-03-14 |
| Notes for Users |
JCU applies the "Questionnaire Survey for the Reduction of Working Hours" to union members every year but not as a panel survey. * The data below are private: Questions 1, 18, and 51 |