| Abstract | |
| Survey Number | 1156 |
| Survey Title | Questionnaire Survey for the Reduction of Working Hours, 2016 |
| Depositor | Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| Restriction of Use |
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| 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. For over 43 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 focused on questions relating to “working hours and attractiveness of the construction industry,” which have been included in previous years as part of the Questionnaire Survey for the Reduction of Working Hours. Further, questions relating to “work-life fulfillment” were added. |
| Data Type | quantitative research: micro data |
| Universe | Members of Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| Unit of Observation | Individual |
| Sample Size |
Sample size: 13,769 people Valid responses: 12,532 people Valid response rate: 91.0% |
| Date of Collection |
2016-11 ~ 2016-12 November to December, 2016 |
| Time Period |
2016 ~ 2016 |
| 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) A data-entry questionnaire form distributed in digital format and Internet survey |
| Investigator | Council of Japan Construction Industry Employees' Unions |
| DOI | 10.34500/SSJDA.1156 |
| 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 】 【 Frequency Table 】 |
| Major Survey Items |
[To all respondents] (1) Personal attributes - Gender, age, marital status, hether respondent has relocated for work while leaving the family behind (for married respondent), location of workplace - Occupation type, job duties, overtime pay (eligible/ineligible) (2) Taking days off and holidays - Days off on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays - Number of annual paid leave days taken (3) Regarding overtime work - Number of non-scheduled working hours in November, number of non-scheduled working hours on weekdays - Main reason for doing overtime - Perception of overtime - Feelings of hesitation in taking leave or days off on working days - Reasons for feelings of hesitation - what is needed in order to take leave or days off on business days (4) Attitudes toward working hours - What would enable workers to take Saturdays off - Means of reducing overtime hours, means of achieving shorter working hours across the entire construction industry (5) Relating to health problems and mental health - Anxiety about health/reasons - Causes of work-related stress - Recent subjective symptoms (6) Work-life fulfillment - Sense of fulfilment in work and private life (7) Attractiveness of the construction industry - Attractive or not, how that feeling of attraction has changed, reasons for feeling or not feeling attracted - Whether wishing own child to be employed in the construction industry (8) Attitude to job change - Desire to work at current company, reasons for wanting to change jobs (quit current job) - Reemployment intention after the job change [To field workers] (9) Construction site attributes - Format, number of workers assigned, contractee, project category (10) Worksite closure - Setting days off (at the time of the order/under works schedule) - Complete closures of worksite - What is needed to implement unified worksite closures on Saturdays, issues associated with unified worksite closures on Saturdays (11) Job transfer leave systems - Taking of job transfer leave - What is needed in order to take job transfer leave *For details of survey items, please refer to the questionnaire. |
| Date of Release | 2018/10/02 |
| Topics in CESSDA |
Click here for details Occupational health Working conditions |
| Topics in SSJDA | Employment/Labor |
| Version | 1 ： 2018-10-02 |
| Notes for Users |